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SELECTED  WITH  NOTES  AND  AN 
INTRODUCTION 

BT 

CAMILLO  VON  KLENZE,  Ph.D. 

Associate  Professor  of  German  in  the 
University  o/  Chicago 


NEW  YORK 

HENRY   HOLT  AND   COMPANY 

1899 


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Copyright,  1895,  by  Henry  Holt  &  Co. 


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UNIVERSITY  OF  CALFFORNIA 
SANTA  BAIIBARA 


PREFACE. 


This  little  volume  purposes  enabling  the 
American  student  to  acquaint  himself  with 
some  of  the  best  and  most  characteristic  Ger- 
man literary  ballads  and  lyrics  since  the  dawn 
of  the  classical  period.  It  was  not  deemed 
necessary  to  introduce  specimens  of  popular 
poetry,  as  Prof.  H.  S.  White's  "  Deutsche  Volks- 
lieder"  affords  ample  opportunity  for  the  study 
of  that  rich  part  of  German  literature  which 
reflects  the  life  of  the  "  people,"  especially  dur- 
ing the  vigorous  sixteenth  century.  On  the 
other  hand,  an  effort  was  made  to  select  some 
of  the  most  popular  student-songs,  inasmuch  as 
they  are  the  expression  of  a  very  interesting  side 
of  German  life. 

The  student  who  uses  this  edition  is  supposed 
to  be  able  to  read  with  fair  ease  and  to  have 
mastered  all  the  rudiments  of  the  grammar. 
Hence  the  notes  try  to  explain  only  excep- 
tional words  and  constructions,  and  aim  at  dis- 
cussing questions  of  literary  rather  than  of 
grammatical  interest.  The  authors  have  been 
grouped  so  as  to  show  the  evolution  of  literary 
life  in  Germany  during  the  last  two  centuries, 
and  the  poems  have  been   arranged,  as  far  as 

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li  preface. 

possible,  to  reflect  the  growth  of  each  poet's 
literary  individuality.  Although  the  latter  plan 
was  not  always  feasible,  it  was  always  attempted, 
on  the  ground  that  an  arrangement  without  a 
system  would  fail  of  presenting  any  but  a  blurred 
picture. 

The  editor  wishes  to  express  his  indebtedness 
to  Dtintzer's  commentaries  on  the  poems  of 
Goethe,  Schiller,  and  Uhland,  to  the  commen- 
taries in  Kiirschner's  National- Litter atur,  to 
those  of  von  Loeper,  Strehlke,  and  Viehoff  on 
Goethe's  poems,  to  the  standard  histories  of 
German  literature,  and  to  the  Allgemeine  Deut- 
sche Biographic  s  furthermore  to  Profs.  T.  F. 
Crane  and  W.  T.  Hewett  of  Cornell  University, 
Profs.  S.  W.  Cutting,  H.  Schmidt-Wartenberg, 
P.  Shorey,  Dr.  E.  H.  Lewis,  and  Mr.  R.  M. 
Lovett  of  the  University  of  Chicago,  Dr.  K. 
Pietsch,  Chicago,  and  Messrs.  Henry  Holt  & 
Company,  New  York. 

This  collection  will  have  fulfilled  its  purpose 
if  it  promotes  interest  in  the  United  States 
toward  that  fine  jewel  in  the  crown  of  the 
world's  literature — German  lyrical  and  ballad 
poetry. 

Camillo  von  Klenze. 
Chicago,  III., 

November,  1894. 


INTRODUCTION 


Unlike  English  literature,  German  literature 
was  not  allowed  to  develop  continuously  ;  after 
periods  of  brilliancy  we  find  decay  and  com- 
plete dearth.  But  whenever  letters  played  an 
important  part  at  all,  lyrical  and  ballad  poetry 
flourished,  and  became  so  conspicuous  that  it 
may  fairly  be  called  the  very  core  of  German 
literature. 

As  early  as  the  Xllth  and  Xlllth  centuries, 
Germany  produced  lyrical  poets  of  note.  Un- 
fortunately their  works,  like  those  of  all  their 
contemporaries,  gradually  sank  into  oblivion  as 
the  civilization  which  produced  them  crumbled, 
and  the  XlVth  century  was  an  age  of  literary 
apathy.  But  suddenly,  about  the  middle  of  the 
XVth  century,  we  find  the  strong  lyrical  genius 
of  the  nation  asserting  itself.  About  the  stormy 
times  of  the  Reformation,  before  the  revival  of 
learning  had  reached  Germany,  all  sections  of 
the  people  were  still  intellectually  on  a  level, 
and  princes  and  peasants,  clergy  and  laity,  men 
and  women,  young  and  old,  expressed  their 
thoughts  and  feelings  in  verse.     Germany  pre- 

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iv  ^ntrobucttott. 

sented  the  interesting  spectacle  of  a  whole 
nation  composing  poetry.  This  popular  poetry, 
"  das  Volkslied,"  specimens  of  which  have  come 
down  to  us  in  large  numbers,  is  remarkable  for 
healthy  ruggedness,  directness  and  naivet6,  and 
was  destined  to  exert  great  influence  on  the 
poetry  of  the  XVIIIth  and  XlXth  centuries. 

The  Volkslied,  as  an  exponent  of  the  whole 
national  life,  flourished  about  a  hundred  years 
and  then  languished.  For  Humanism,  with 
its  classical  ideals,  divided  the  nation  into 
the  cultured  and  the  uncultured,  and  turned 
the  attention  of  thousands  into  new  channels. 
Furthermore,  the  terrible  religious  wars  which 
raged  from  about  the  middle  of  the  XVIth  to 
about  the  middle  of  the  XVIIth  century, 
notably  the  Thirty  Years'  War,  sapped  the  very 
marrow  of  the  people.  National  life  almost  dis- 
appeared, and  Germany  became  dependent  upon 
France  for  her  culture. 

During  the  XVIIth  century,  lyrical  poetry 
amounted  to  little,  although  many  poets,  among 
whom  Opitz  is  the  most  noteworthy,  excited 
the  admiration  of  their  contemporaries. 

The  first  half  of  the  XVIIIth  century  saw  the 
establishment  of  national  ideals  in  literature, 
and  the  successful  progress  of  this  wonderful 
work  is  mirrored  in  the  lyrical  poetry  of  the 
time. 

On  the  threshold  of  the  XVIIIth  century,  we 
find  a  lyrical  poet  whose  verses  foreshadow  the 
literary  possibilities  so  nobly  fulfilled  before  its 
close.     GtJNTHER  was  the  first  after  generations 


3ntrobuction.  ▼ 

to  strike  moving  notes  of  joy  and  grief.  Before 
he  died,  all  Germany  began  to  be  roused  by  new 
doctrines  taught  by  prominent  critics. 

In  Switzerland,  Bodmer  and  Breitinger  em- 
phasized the  importance  of  sincerity  and  depth 
of  feeling  in  poetry,  and  pointed  to  England, 
especially  to  Milton,  for  models.  In  Leipzig, 
GoTTSCHED,  a  professor  in  the  University, 
labored  to  increase  the  respect  for  language  and 
to  improve  the  condition  of  the  stage.  Soon  a 
poet,  Klopstock,  arose,  who  embodied  the  liter- 
ary doctrines  of  these  critics  in  his  works.  In 
the  first  three  cantos  of  his  religious  epic  Der 
Messias  (1748),  in  which  the  influence  of  Mil- 
ton is  strong,  he  showed  his  astonished  contem- 
poraries that  the  German  language  was  equal  to 
the  requirements  of  a  sublime  subject. 

The  Messias  is  the  first  of  a  long  series  of 
works  which  betray  English  influence  and  which 
prove  that  English  literature  became  a  great 
factor  in  freeing  Germany  from  her  dependence 
on  France  by  furnishing  her  with  entirely  new 
literary  ideals.  First  Addison  and  Milton, 
then  Shakespeare,  Ossian,  and  Percy's  Re- 
liques  of  Ancient  English  Poetry^  Thompson, 
Goldsmith,  and  others  left  their  impress  on  the 
young  literature  of  Germany.  The  German 
people  felt  strongly  drawn  to  the  products  of 
the  English  genius  as  reflecting  a  national  tem- 
perament more  closely  akin  to  their  own  than 
that  of  their  Romance  neighbors. — In  this  cen- 
tury, England  in  her  turn  received  valuable 
literary   stimulus   from    Germany.     Coleridge 


and  Carlyle  labored  hard  and  successfully  to 
interpret  Goethe  and  Schiller  to  the  British 
nation,  and  their  works,  together  with  Scott's, 
show  their  indebtedness  to  those  great  Germans. 

Klopstock  became  a  great  leader,  not  merely 
in  epical  but  especially  in  lyrical  poetry.  His 
odes,  which  were  the  delight  of  his  generation, 
are  remarkable  both  for  profound  seriousness 
and  patriotism,  and  for  modifying  the  nature  of 
poetical  language  in  Germany.  Klopstock  im- 
proved the  whole  tone  of  German  poetry,  and 
on  the  one  hand  crowded  into  the  background 
able  pioneers  like  Haller  and  Kleist,  and 
furthermore  men  of  lighter  calibre,  like  the 
graceful  Hagedorn,  or  the  Anacreontic  poets, 
like  Gleim,  or  worthy  men  such  as  the  simple 
and  modest  Gellert,  while  on  the  other  he 
became  the  cynosure  of  many  young  geniuses, 
like  that  group  of  poets,  Voss,  Holty,  the 
Stolbergs,  and  their  friend  Claudius,  who 
clubbed  together  in  Gottingen  in  1772  and  are 
known  as  the  "  Hain." 

Klopstock,  however,  was  neither  the  only 
nor  the  principal  inspirer  of  the  movement;  for, 
compared  with  the  superior  endowments  of 
Lessing  and  Herder,  his  intellectual  gifts  re- 
mained, even  to  his  death,  but  those  of  a  prom- 
ising boy.  Lessing  was  a  master-critic.  Herder 
a  master-interpreter  of  literary  values.  They 
cut  the  nation  loose  from  hampering  traditions 
and  opened  up  new  worlds  of  thought.  Lessing 
immensely  raised  literary  standards  by  his  mer- 
ciless  Litteraturbriefe    (1759-1765),  and  freed 


3ntrobuctton.  vll 

the  German  stage  from  the  bane  of  French 
pseudo-classical  influence  by  his  Hamburgische 
Dramaturgic  (i 767-1 769).  Herder,  notably 
by  the  essay  on  Ossian  und  die  Lieder  alter 
Volker  (1773),  taught  the  value  of  the  poetry 
of  the  people  as  contrasted  with  that  of  the  cul- 
tured, and  showed  that  even  the  humblest  and  the 
most  untrained  mind  may  be  artistic.  This  was 
an  invaluable  protest  against  the  artificiality  and 
hyperculture  of  the  time,  and  a  significant  lesson 
in  an  age  that  produced  the  French  Revolution. 
New  stimulus  was  thus  given  to  German  liter- 
ature; after  centuries  of  oblivion  the  humble 
but  powerful  verse  of  the  people  regained  the 
respect  due  it,  and  thenceforth  exerted  deep  in. 
fluence  on  lyrical  and  ballad  poetry. 

One  man,  Burger,  in  particular  was  to  ben- 
efit by  his  acquaintance  with  popular  poetry. 
His  great  ballad  Lenore  (1773),  modelled  on 
the  folk-songs,  marks  a  turning-point.  It  was 
/  immensely  admired,  and  as  the  principles  em- 
bodied in  it  were  afterwards  applied  by  greater 
men,  Lenore  became  the  forerunner  of  all  the 
exquisite  literary  ballads  which  enrich  German 
literature. 

Besides  Lessing  and  Herder,  one  other  man 
indirectly  did  much  for  the  great  literary  up- 
heaval, and  deserves  mention  here.  Frederick 
THE  Great,  King  of  Prussia  (i 740-1 786),  was 
steeped  in  French  ideals,  despised  the  German 
literature  and  language,  overlooked  Lessing, 
and  considered  Goethe's  Gotz  von  Berlichin- 
gen   an   artistic   crime,    but    unconsciously  did 


vlil  3"trobuctiort. 

powerful  service  to  German  literature,  first  by 
graciously  leaving  it  alone,  especially  however 
by  literally  creating  a  national  political  life  in 
at  least  a  part  of  Germany,  and  by  thus  filling 
even  the  non-Prussian  people  with  a  love  for 
Germany  which  all  the  efforts  of  patriot-poets 
like  Klopstock  or  Gleim  could  not  have 
evoked. 

In  mentioning  Goethe,  we  have  spoken  of 
him  for  whom,  in  a  sense,  all  this  work  was 
done, — who  was  to  fall  heir  to  it  and  use  it  to 
the  greatest  possible  advantage. 

Goethe  ij  the  lyrical  poet  of  the  world,  as 
Shakespeare  is  the  dramatic  and  Homer 
the  epic.  Goethe's  lyrical  poetry,  which  is  all 
of  his  vast  work  that  concerns  us  here,  was 
always  the  sincere  expression  of  his  deepest 
feelings,  and  consequently  faithfully  reflects  his 
development.  In  his  early  verses  the  influence 
of  popular  poetry,  which  Herder  taught  him  vo 
appreciate,  is  strong  (in  fact  it  never  quite  lost 
its  hold  on  him),  and  tempered  the  feverish 
longing  for  freedom  of  thought  and  expression, 
for  strength  and  originality,  which  had  seized 
the  young  men  of  that  time.  The  literary  move- 
ment, in  which  the  principles  of  many  rising 
authors  found  expression,  is  known  as  the 
"  Sturm  und  Drang."  It  was  virtually  started 
by  Goethe's  Gotz  von  Berlichingen  (1773),  and 
to  it  belonged  men  like  Schubart,  Lenz,  Maler 
MiJLLER,  and,  somewhat  later,  Schiller.  The 
"Sturm  und  Drang"  is  the  German  Romantic 
movement  of  the  XVIlIth  century.     It  is  dif- 


3ntrobttcttoiu  is 

ficult  for  us  to  appreciate  how  much  that  was 
new  it  taught,  and  how  much  that  was  old  it 
overthrew.  Most  of  the  young  "  geniuses,"  as 
they  fondly  called  themselves,  proved  incapable 
of  grappling  with  the  problems  surrounding 
them,  and  wilted  before  bearing  much  fruit. 
Only  the  giant  Goethe  passed  through  that 
dangerous  period  unharmed,  and  hardened  into 
vigorous  maturity. 

For  a  long  time  the  "  Sturm  und  Drang" 
ideals  were  strong  with  Goethe.  In  Weimar 
and  later  in  Italy,  however,  a  transformation  in 
the  direction  of  classical  serenity  took  place  in 
him,  and  after  his  return  from  Italy  most  of  his 
work  bears  the  stamp  of  the  classical  genius. 
Later  in  his  life,  Goethe  made  his  nation  ac- 
quainted with  the  easy  grace  of  oriental  poetry  in 
his  West-Ostliche  Divan,  and  thus  started  a  move- 
ment which  was  continued  by  Platen,  Ruckert, 
ai^d,  almost  in  our  day,  by  Bodenstedt. 

Goethe's  influence  on  the  lyrical  poetry  of 
Germany  is  incalculable.  He  struck  a  note 
which  will  be  heard  as  long  as  German  poetry  is 
read,  for  his  mature  work  stands  for  all  that  is 
subtle,  refined,  healthy,  and  strong.  By  some  of 
his  views,  especially  by  his  admiration  for  Greek 
antiquity,  he  strongly  influenced  Schiller.  As 
Schiller  was,  however,  essentially  a  dramatic 
poet,  and  as  he  contributed  no  important  new 
principles  to  German  literature,  we  need  merely 
point  out  that  his  ballads  have  never  been  sur- 
passed, and  have  exerted  immense  influence  on 
many  later  poets. 


All  of  Schiller's  work  reflects  the  excep- 
tional strength  of  his  character,  in  broad  con- 
trast with  the  honeyed  verse  of  moonlight  indi- 
vidualities like  his  contemporaries,  Matthisson 
and  Salis-Seewis. 

It  is  a  matter  of  deep  regret  that  an  early 
death  prevented  Schiller  from  taking  part  in 
the  great  struggle  of  the  German  nation  against 
French  supremacy,  and  from  joining  those  men 
who,  like  Arndt,  Korner,  Schenkendorf, 
and  RiJCKERT,  stirred  the  people  with  their 
patriotic  verses. 

While  Goethe  and  Schiller  were  at  the  very 
height  of  their  power,  a  new  movement  arose 
toward  the  end  of  the  last  century  in  the  so- 
called  Romantic  School.  The  imagination,  as 
opposed  to  the  intellect,  was  supreme  with  the 
men  of  this  movement.  From  the  unsatisfactory 
present  they  took  refuge  in  the  religious  gloam- 
ing of  the  picturesque  middle  ages.  A  keen 
sense  of  beauty  and  catholicity  of  literary  tastes 
characterized  them.  Yet  a  strong  tendency  to  ex- 
aggeration, crudeness,  and  morbidity  ultimately 
brought  about  the  tall  of  this  school,  among 
whose  members  were  the  brothers  Schlegel, 
TiECK,  NovALis,  Arnim,  Brentano,  Holder- 
LiN,  EiCHENDORFF,  and,  in  a  loose  way,  Cha- 

MISSO. 

Intellectually,  the  movement  contributed  much 
that  was  valuable,  artistically  it  did  less,  and 
lyrical  poetry  reaped  no  very  great  benefit  from  it. 
Fierce  were  the  attacks  on  it,  notably  on  the  part 
of  Platen;  yet  even  long  after  it  had  died  out 


3ntrobuction.  sdl 

as  a  school,  its  influence  was  felt.  In  fact,  the 
Romantic  School  simply  exaggerated  certain 
tendencies  found  to  a  greater  or  less  degree  in 
literature  at  all  times.  For,  according  as  it  lays 
stress  on  health  and  balance,  or  emphasizes  the 
importance  of  feeling  and  of  the  imagination,  all 
literature  may  perhaps  be  divided  into  classical 
or  romantic,  allowing  many  shades  between  these 
two  extremes.  All  the  lyrical  poetry  of  Ger- 
many in  this  century  is  romantic  rather  than 
classical,  and  hence  almost  all  the  poets  we  shall 
mention  are  in  a  way  related  to  the  Romanti- 
cists. So  the  work  ot  the  so-called  Suabian 
school,  i.e.,  of  Uhland,  Kerner,  Schwab, 
is  modified  Romanticism.  Uhland,  in  whose 
works  we  everywhere  feel  the  man  behind  the 
verse,  is  saved  from  exaggeration  or  morbid 
,  mysticism  by  a  strong  and  healthy  vein  which 
makes  his  poems  fresh  as  morning  dew.  Wil- 
HELM  ^MiJLLER,  vastly  his  inferior  in  artistic 
capacity,  shares  his  healthy  tone ;  but  in  the 
gloomy  Lenau  uncommon  talent  is  ill-yoked 
with  intense  morbidity. 

The  dissatisfaction  with  life,  the  melancholy, 
and  the  sense  of  beauty,  which  characterize  the 
Romantic  School,  curiously  combined  with  orig- 
inality, boldness,  and  frivolity  to  make  up  that 
imp  of  poets,  Heine,  one  of  the  most  wonderful 
products  of  the  good  and  evil  forces  in  modern 
life.  Heine  is  as  powerful  a  champion  of  liberty 
as  any  in  this  century ;  he  is  the  apostle  of 
individuality,  but  of  individuality  gone  mad. 
To  him  there  is  nothing  between  slavery  and 


license.  In  him,  bestiality  is  found  side  by  side 
with  feminine  delicacy.  He,  Alfred  de  Mus- 
SET,  and  Byron  make  up  that  remarkable  trio 
which  dazzled,  delighted,  intoxicated,  insulted, 
and  baffled  their  own  generation,  as  they  will  all 
that  follow.  Heine's  artistic  power  is  supreme, 
and  his  literary  originality  greater  than  that  of 
all  his  critics  put  together;  but  he  uses  his  talents 
for  the  lowest  purposes  with  as  much  satisfaction 
as  for  the  highest.  In  places  his  mastery  of  lan- 
guage is  little  short  of  marvellous.  His  individ- 
uality is  altogether  out  of  the  common  run;  he 
is  an  angel,  but  an  angel  of  Satan, 

The  XlXth  century  found  in  lyrical  poetry, 
however,  spokesmen  not  only  of  its  intellectual 
and  spiritual  longings,  but  also  of  its  political 
grievances.  The  political  discontent  which  so 
long  had  been  grumbling,  burst  forth  and  resulted 
in  the  revolution  of  1848.  Though  Heine  was 
one  of  the  earliest  and  most  powerful  of  the  polit- 
ical satirists,  the  men  whose  names  in  German 
lyrical  poetry  are  most  closely  connected  with  that 
great  political  upheaval  are  Hoffmann  von  Fal- 
lersleben  and  Freiligrath,  that  great  master 
of  the  picturesque  in  language;  Herwegh  was 
perhaps  bitterer  and  fiercer  than  either,  while 
Grun  remained  comparatively  moderate. 

One  of  the  most  delightful,  if  not  one  of  the 
most  powerful,  of  the  lyrical  poets  of  the  century, 
Geibel,  never  identified  himself  with  the  oppo- 
sition in  any  field;  his  work  is  the  product  of  a 
refined  though  not  an  original  mind. 

Contemporary  Germany  has  good  lyrical  and 


3ntrobaction.  xili 

ballad  poets,  like  the  neglected  Schack,  but 
their  verses  are  lacking  in  that  subtlety  and  orig- 
inality which  astonish  and  delight  us  in  modern 
German  music,  and  which  make  Brahms  and 
Wagner  two  of  the  greatest  exponents  of  our 
present  civilization.  Nor  is  it  probable  that 
under  the  existing  circumstances  lyrical  poetry 
will  soon  again  play  the  part  it  once  did;  science 
and  music  absorb  the  attention  of  modern  Ger- 
many. 


Ountber. 

%U  er  fetne  Stede  ni^t  fageit  tiurfte. 

2tc^  leugne  ni^t  bte  ftarfen  Xxitbt 
Unb  feuf^e  na^  ttx  @egcnUebe 
Der  ©c^on^eit,  bie  mic^  angejlecft. 
■Der  a:raum  entjiidt  mir  bag  ©emiite, 
i        ®o  oft  mir  mein  erregt  ©ebtiite 
Detn  arttg  Silb  auc^  blinb  entbccft. 

2tCetn  bie  (&i)xfmd)t  ^cift  mic^  fc^roeigen  j 
(£in  ©ftaoe  barf  bie  ^etten  jeigen 
Unb  in  ber  9?ot  urn  SRcttung  fc^rein; 
»o        gtur  i(^  mup  biefen  Jroft  entbe^ren 
Unb  barf  ben  Sammer  nic^t  erf(drent 
Das  ^ei^t  \a  jweifac^  elenb  fein. 

3nbef|en,  barf  ber  5Runb  nid^t  fiagcn, 
®o  tt)irb  bir  boc^  mein  Sluge  fagen, 
15         SBie  tief  mein  Jperj  serrounbet  fei. 
®rtt>dge  nur  ©eftatt  unb  tWienen, 
(Sie  werben  bir  jum  3fU9tti6  bienen: 
3(^  fann  unb  mag  nid^t  ttJtebcr  frci. 

5Wi(^  beu^t,  bu  nimmft  ee  m^\  ju  ^erjett; 
2o         Sr^alt'  ic^  ba«  in  meinen  (S^merjen, 
Daf  bir  mein  geuer  tocbl  gefdttt, 
@o  ttJiQ  ic^  ^cimtic^  gerne  brennen 
Unb  bir  fonjt  nic^te  aU  tkt>  be!enneii, 
Du  feift  bie  ©c^on^cit  biefcr  5CeU. 


(Sunttjcr. 


fin  Seonoreti. 

9Dlcin  Summer  tvetnt  aCein  unt  bid^, 
9)lit  mir  ift'e  fo  oerloren; 
Die  Umftdnb'  ubernjetfen  mic^, 
3i^  fei  jur  «Rot  geboren. 

9t4  [pare  ®eufjer,  SBunf^  unb  IfleH  5 

Du  njir|l  mi(^  tro^l  nic^t  n?teber  fe^n, 
2tB  ettcan  in  ben  3luen, 
Die  ®laub'  unb  Jpoffnung  f(!^auen. 

.  Sor  biefem,  ba  mir  glei§  unb  ^unfl 
2tuf  fiinfttg  ®Iu(!e  blii^te  lo 

Unb  manc^er  fi^  urn  ©iintbere  ®unjl 
©c^on  jum  ooraug  bemii^te, 
Da  ba<^t'  ic^  tt»iber  ?5einf  uni>  9ieib 
Die  9)atmen  ber  33eftdnbig!eit 
«Wit  felbflerh)orbnem  ©egen  ik 

Dir  no^  in  ®c^of  ju  legen. 

Der  gute  SSorfa^  ge^t  in  3Binb; 
2ld^  foQ  im  ®taube  Uegen 
Unb  aU  ba«  drmjle  ^Jinbelfinb 
gjiii^  unter  Seuten  fc^miegen.  20 

9D?an  Idpt  mic^  nici^t,  man  ilo^t  mic^  gar 
gioc^  ftiinbUc^  tiefer  in  ©efa^r 
Unb  [uc^t  meltt  fci^onjlee  2eben 
Der  5!JJarter  prei^jugeben. 

(So  ft)irb  an<i^  wo^t  mein  SHter  fetnj  25 

3c^  bin  bee  ^tagens  mube 
Unb  mag  nic^te  me^r  gen  ^immet  fc^^rein 
■  %li'.  ^m,  nun  la^  im  fjriebej 


2ln  fconoren. 

^raft,  mut  unb  Sugcnb  fmb  fafl  ^\n, 
Da^er  ic^  ni(^t  mc^r  fd^ig  bin, 
Vut^  aueertefne  (Sac^en 
SJlir  ®ut  unb  9lu^m  ju  mac^en. 

5  *R{mm  alfo,  tiebfieg  ^tnb,  bein  Jper^, 

D  fd^weree  2Bort,  juritcfe 
Unb  fe^re  btc^  an  fetncn  ®c^merj, 
SDomit  ic^'g  wteber  f^ide; 
@e  1(1  §u  ebel  unb  ju  treu, 
lo        9116  baf  ee  mein  ©efd^rte  fcl 
Unb  h)egen  frembcr  ^Jlage 
<©ctn  eignee  ipeit  oerfc^kge. 

X)u  fannft  btr  bur^  bieg  teure  9)fattb 

2Dae  ^ijfitic^ere  ewerben, 
15        9)tir  me^rt  ee  nur  ben  jammer jianb 

Unb  Idft  mid^  fc^merer  jlerben; 

Denn  mil  bu  mid^  fo  jdrtlic^  Uebjl 

Unb  attee  »or  mein  2Bo^tfein  giebjl, 

®o  fii^r  id^  ^albe  ?eic^e 
20        Stuc^  jhjeifac^  fc^arfe  ©treid^c. 

3c!^  f(^n5ur  eor  biefem:  9tur  ber  SEob, 
©onfl  fott  un6  wi)\  nic^te  trcnncn ! 
aSerjei^  ei  ie^o  meiner  9iot, 
Die  fann  i^  bir  nid^t  gonnen; 
25         Sc^  liebe  bic|  ju  rein  unb  fc^arf, 
%U  ba^  ic^  noc^  begebren  barf, 
Daf  gorc^en  auf  ber  @rbe 
Durd^  mi(^  jur  SBitnjen  h>erbe. 

®o  brid^  nur  Silb  unb  SRing  entjttei 
y,        Unb  lajp  bie  5Briefe  tobern; 
3d^  gebe  bid^  bem  erjten  ^ei 
Unb  ^abe  nid^te  ju  fobtm. 


I^agcborn. 

@«  fufle  bid^  ettt  anbrer  5J?antt, 
Der  jtvar  nic^t  treuer  fuffen  lann, 
3ebo(^  mit  grijperm  ©liicfc 
■Dein  witrbig  SBrautbett  f^mucfe. 

SBergif  mtc^  jlete  unb  fc^Iag'  mcin  Sitb  s 

95on  nun  an  aug  bent  ®inne ; 
5«etn  tegtee  SBiinfc^en  i|i  erfiittt, 
SBofem  ic^  bte6  gett)inne, 
Daf  mit  ber  3ett  noc^  iemanb  f^ri^t: 
2Benn  3)^iUmen  bic  ^ettcn  brtd[)t,  ta 

@o  ftnb'g  ni(^t  galfc^^eitetriebe, 
(j^r  ^aft  fte  nur  aui  iitU, 


•fcaae^orn. 

greubc,  ®6ttin  cbler  ^crjatl 

^ore  mic^! 
8a^  bie  Sieber,  bte  ^icr  fc^atten,  15 

Dic^  oergro^ern,  bir  gefatten; 
Sae  ^ier  tdnet,  tijnt  bur«^  bi^. 

SJlutttre  ®d^h)efter  fufer  Sicbe! 

^immelefinb  I 
^raft  ber  ©ecten!    ^albee  Sebenl  90 

ac^ !  n)a6  !ann  ba«  ©liict  un6  geben, 
SDenn  man  bt(!^  nic^t  aud^  gehJinnt? 

©tumme  Jpiiter  toter  ©c^&^c 

(Sinb  nur  reic^. 
Dem,  ber  feinen  ®(!^a|  beh)0(!^et,  a« 

(Sinnretcl  fc^crjt  unb  fingt  unb  ladjtt, 
3)1  fein  larger  ^onig  gleic^. 


Die  (5fitc  (Sottes. 

®{cb  ben  ^cnnem,  bte  bic^  e^rcn, 

gteuen  '^ut, 
gteuen  (Sc^erj  ben  regcn  Bungen, 
9teue  gertigfeit  ben  Sungen, 
Unb  ben  SlUen  neuee  33lxU. 

jDu  er^eiterjt,  ^olbe  greubel 

Die  33ernunft. 
gtie^'  auf  enjig  bie  ©efic^ter 
SlQer  ftnftern  ®plitterric^ter 
Unb  bie  ganje  ^euci^lerjunftl 


Oellert. 

2)ie  @itte  (SotttB. 

SKie  gro^  ijl  beg  Siamd^t'gen  ©iite! 
3ft  ber  ein  !Kenfc^,  ben  fte  ni^t  rii^rt? 
Der  mit  »er^drtetem  ©emiite 
X)en  Danf  erftidt,  ber  i^m  gebii^rt? 
15  9tein,  fetne  Siebe  ju  ermejjen, 

(©ei  cwig  meine  grijfte  3>p'i^t ! 
■Der  ^err  ^at  mein  no^  nie  »ergej]en; 
55ergi^,  mein  iperj,  au6)  feiner  ni^t. 

2Ber  ^at  mid)  wunberbar  berettet? 
2Q  Der  ®ott,  ber  meiner  ni^t  bebarf. 

Ser  ^at  mit  ^angmut  mxd)  geleitet? 

ffir,  beffen  fRat  i(|  oft  sern^arf. 

SBer  jidrftben  grieben  im  ®en>ifTen? 

SBer  giebt  bem  ®eijte  neue  ^raft  ? 
25  SBer  Id^t  mic^  fo  »icl  ®tiid  genie^en?  . 

Sjt'g  ni(^t  fein  2lrm,  ber  attee  fc^afft? 


(Sellcrt. 

(5d^au\  0  metn  ®eijl!  in  lenee  Sektt, 
3u  Jvet^em  bu  crfc^affcn  bt)^ ; 
SBo  bu,  mit  Jperrli^Ieit  umgeben, 
®ott  ettJtg  fe^n  trirjl,  h>te  cr  t|L 
!Du  ^aft  ein  Slec^t  ju  bicfen  greubcn;  5 

Durc^  ®otte6  ©lite  (tnb  ftc  beiti. . 
®ie^,  barum  mufte  ®^rtjtu«  kiben, 
Datnit  bu  fdnntejl  felig  fein. 

Unb  biefen  ®ott  follt'  td^  ni^t  e^rm? 
Unb  feine  @ute  ni^t  »er|te|n  ?  lo 

gr  fottte  rufen,  ic^  nic^t  ^oren? 
Den  Seg,  ben  er  mir  jeigt,  nic^t  ge^n? 
<Sein  SBiC  ijt  mtr  ing  Jprrj  gefc^riebcn; 
©ein  2Bort  beftdrft  i|n  eh)igti(i^. 
®ott  foQ  ic^  iiber  aUti  lieben  15 

Unb  meinen  9id^jlen  gletc^  aU  m\6), 

Dies  tjl  mein  Dan!,  btee  ijl  fein  Sillc, 
3d^  foC  Dofifommen  fein  tt)ie  er. 
©0  tang  ic^  biee  ®ebot  erfiiQe, 
®tett'  ic^  fein  Silbnie  in  mir  ^er.  20 

8ebt  feine  Sieb'  in  nteiner  ®eelc: 
@o  treibt  fte  mici)  p  ieber  9>fli^t. 
Unb  ob  id^  fcfcon  aue  ©c^wac^^eit  fe^Ie, 
Jg>errfc^t  t)06)  in  mir  bie  ®unbe  nid^t. 

D  @ott!  taf  beine  ®iit'  unb  Sicbe  as 

!J)lir  immerbar  »or  Slugen  fein! 
®ie  jidrf  in  mir  bie  guten  Slriebc, 
5)?ein  ganjee  Seben  bir  ju  teei^n. 
®ie  trofie  mic^  jur  ^txt  ber  ®c^merjen; 
®ie  leite  mic^  jur  3eit  beg  @(iicf«;  30 

Unb  fte  bcfteg'  in  meinem  Jperjen 
Die  0ur(^t  bee  le^ten  StugenbUcfe. 


Dcr  Bauer  unb  fctn  Sotitt. 


Ser  Saner  mt  fetn  ®o|n. 

©in  guter  bummer  Sauerfnabe, 
Den  Sunfer  ^ani  eintl  mtt  auf  9ieifen  na^m, 
Unb  ber  tro^  feinem  ^errn  mit  eincr  guten  (3abt, 
fRid^t  breifi  ju  liigen,  n?ieber  !am: 
5  @tng  furj  nac^  ber  »etlbrad)ten  9ieife 
9!}?it  fcineni  2?ater  iiber  8anb. 
gri^,  tcr  im  ®ebn  rc^t  3ftt  jitm  Siigen  fanb, 
8og  auf  bie  unoerfc^amtftc  2Beife. 
3u  feinem  Ungtiicf  tarn  ein  grower  ^unb  gerannt. 

io«3a  SSatcr,"  rief  ber  un»erfd)dmte  ^nabe, 
„3^r  mogt  mir'js  glauben  obcr  nicbt: 
(So  fag'  ic^'«  Su^  unb  jebem  ins  ©eflc^t, 
1)a^  ic^  einft  einen  ^unb  bei — §aag  gefeben  i^ahc, 
^art  an  bem  2Beg,  wo  man  nad)  granfreic^  fd^rt, 

15  Vex — ja,  ic^  bin  nic^t  ebrenroert, 
SBenn  er  nid)t  grower  wax  aU  (£uer  gro^'tee  9)ferb." 

„T)ai,"  fprac^  ber  SSater,  „nimmt  mi(^  n^unber; 

SBieroc^l  ein  ieber  Drt  Idpt  SBunberbinge  fe|n, 

SBir  jum  Srempel  ge^n  i^unber 
20  Unb  werben  feine  Stunbe  ge^n: 

®o  roiril  bu  eine  iBriicfe  febn, 

(2Bir  miiffen  felbft  bariibcr  ge^n) 

Vie  ^at  bir  man^en  fcbon  betrogen; 

(X)enn  uber^aupt  fott's  bcrt  nic^t  gar  ju  rid^ttg  fein) 
25  2tuf  biefer  33riicfc  liegt  ein  Stein, 

2ln  ben  ilbpt  man,  wcnn  man  benfelben  2:ag  getogcn, 

Unb  fdOt  unb  bri^t  fogteic^  hai  33ein." 

Der  Sub'  erfc^raf,  fobalb  er  bie«  tjernommen. 
„3l(^!"  fpracb  er,  „tauft  iodj  nic^t  fo  fe^r! 
3oX)oc^  ttJieber  auf  ben  Jpunc  ju  tommen, 
2Bie  gro^  fagt'  ic^,  bap  er  gemefen  tt)dr'? 


8  (SIctm. 

ffite  ®ucr  grofee  gJferb?    Daju  tvitt  oiet  gePrcn. 
I)er  ^unb,  t|t  fdttt  mir'e  ein,  ttar  erft  ein  |albe«  3a^r ; 
SlUein  bae  tvoflt'  ic^  ttjo^t  befc^wijren, 
!l)af  er  fo  gro^,  aU  manc^er  Dc^fe,  war." 

<5ie  gingen  noc^  ein  guteg  ©tiicfc ;  5 

Doc^  fjrt^en  fc^Iug  bae  Jpcrj.    SBie  lonnf  c8  anber« 

fein  ? 
•Denn  niemanb  bric^t  bo^  gem  etn  Setn. 
(£r  fa^  nunme^r  bie  rtc^tertf^e  Sriirfe 
Unb  fii^Ite  fc^on  ben  ^Beinbru^  ^alb. 
„3a  aSater/'  fing  er  an,  „ber  Jpunb,  con  bent  ic^  rebte,    lo 
SBar  grof,  unb  n?enn  ic^  i^n  auc^  tt?ag  »ergro^ert  ^tte : 
®o  njar  er  bo(^  oiel  grower  al«  ein  ^alh," 

Die  Sriide  fbmmt.     gri|!   gri|!  hJie  h>irb  bfr'« 
ge|en! 
1)er  25ater  ge^t  »oran  ;  boc^  f5ri|  ^dtt  i^n  gef(]^tt>ittb. 
„S1(^  aSater!"  fpri(I)t  er,  „feib  fein  ^inb  15 

Unb  glaubt,  ba^  ic^  bergleic^en  Jpunb  gefe^en. 
Denn  furj  unb  gut,  efc'  njir  bariiber  ge^en : 
•Der  ^unb  h^ar  nur  fo  gro^,  tok  aQe  ^unbc  fmb/ 

"Du  mu^t  eg  nic^t  glei^  iibel  ne^men, 
Senn  ^ie  unb  ba  ein  ®td  ju  liigen  ftd^  erfii^nt.  20 

Siig'  au^,  unb  me^r  aU  er,  unb  fuc^'  iiin  ju  befc^dmen: 
<Bo  ma^il  bu  bi(^  um  i^n  unb  um  bie  SBett  eerbient. 


Gletm^ 

Sieber  Sac^,  ber  jn)if(^en  fjelfen 
®id^  in  griinc  5!JJatten  brdngt, 
Unb  bie  SBeiben  unb  bie  @Ifen 
>init  ber  f listen  aBette  trdnft! 


^elt  unb  flar  eilt  cr  sorilber  5 
gieber  5Pa^,  roobin?  roobin?  — 
9tac^  5)?eruno !  —  D  bu  ?ieber, 
®rup'  mir  meine  @(|dferin! 

I  I)enn  bort  tco^nt  bie,  unb  bort  fc^opfcn 

Seirn  ©efang  ber  9lac^tigatt 
9leben  ibren  Slumentftpfen 
S^re  Jpdnbc^en  bein  ^ri^iktt. 

Sieber  Sad^,  bu  hJirft  fte  fe^en, 
10  Sifla  fpicgelt  ftc^  in  bir : 

aCirb  fic  ftitt  unb  ftnnenb  fie^en, 
S)ann,  fo  grille  fie  t>on  mir  I 


(Dor  bet  5djlad)t  bet  prag,  bert6tcn  Ittal  \7S7.) 

SBa8  fannfl  bu?    3:alpatfc^  unb  SJanbur, 
®olbat  unb  Dfftjier! 
15        3Bai  fannft  bu?    ^(icben  fann)!  bu  nur  j 
Unb  ftegen  fonnen  tt)ir. 

SBir  fommen  ;  jittre !    'Deinen  a;ob 

SSertiinbigt  Sto^  unb  5D?annl 
2Bir  fommen,  unfer  ^riegeggott, 
20  -^elb  griebri^,  ift  »oran! 

Sltuc^  ift,  mit  feiner  ^elbenfc^ar, 
"Der  ^elb  ©^roerin  nic^t  fern, 

2Bir  fe^en  i^n;  (aein  grauee  Jpaar 
®ldnjt  um,  ali  toit  ein  ®ternt 

25        SBae  bitft  ee,  geinb,  baf  gro§  ©efc^fl^ 
®te^t  um  bic^  b"  gejjflanjt? 
SBae  btlft  e«,  ba|  mit  ^unft  unb  aBi| 
Dein  Sager  j^e^t  umfc^anjt? 


10  Klopiioc!. 

©c^orfam  feuHgem  Serjlanb 

Unb  alter  a5Jeie{)eit  nun, 
(©te^n  tt)ir,  bte  SBaffen  in  ber  ^anb, 

Unb  ttjoflen  St^aten  t^un. 

Unb  hjoflen  tro^en  beuier  ?Wac^t,  '   ; 

2luf  ^o^em  gelfenfi^, 
Unb  beincm  ©treic^,  ung  jugebaci^t, 

Unb  beinem  ^riegeewi^. 

Unb  beinem  ®toIj  unb  beincm  ®^ott  j 

X)enn  biefen  bbfen  ^rieg  tp 

^a|t  bu  geboren,  brum  ijt  ®ott 

5}fit  un^,  unb  giebt  une  (Sieg ! 

Unb  td^t  une  ^errltc^en  ®efang 

Stnflimmen  nac^  ber  ®c^lac^t. 
©(i^tt)eig' ?eier!    ^ort  Strompetenfkng !  15 

©tifl,  ^Briiber!  gekt  ac^t! 

Iklopstocft. 

3|r  S^Iuminer. 

®ie  fc^Iaft,    D  gief '  i^x,  ©(glummer,  geflugcfteJ 
Salfamifi^  Seben  iiber  ibr  fanftee  ^erj ! 
3lus  ©bens  ungetriibter  DueCe 
(S^opfe  ben  lid^tcn,  Irpj^allnen  Stropfen!  ao 

Unb  ta^  ibn,  m  ber  SBange  bie  fHoV  entflo^, 
■Dort  buftig  bintaun !    Unb  bu,  0  beflfere, 
IDer  SEugenb  unb  ber  Siebe  9lu^e, 
®rajie  beineg  D()?mp6,  bebecfe 

mt  beinem  ^ittig  (Jibfi.    2Bie  fc^Iummert  jie,         25 
SDle  l^iCe!    ©c^njeig,  0  leifere  @aite  felbft! 
(£«  tt>etlet  bir  bein  Sorbeerfpro^ling, 
2Benn  aue  bem  ©c^tummer  bu  ©ibii  lifpeljt  I 


Die  frnl^cn  firSber— 5tc.  11 


Sie  frit^en  ®taUt, 

SBittfommen,  o  rttberner  5Wonb, 
©c^oner,  [titter  ©efd^rt  ber  yiad^tl 
Du  entpie^j^?    Site  nt(^t,  b(eib\  ©ebanfenfreunb! 
®e^et,  er  bleibt,  bag  ©emblf  tvafite  nur  ^in. 

5     t)ti  ^aiii  @rtt>ac^en  ifl  nur 
®c^oner  no^,  n>ie  bie  ©ommernad^t, 
SBenn  i^m  5Eau,  ^efl  trie  Sic^t,  au«  ber  ?0(fe  trau^, 
Unb  ju  bent  ^iiget  ^erauf  rijtlic^  er  fommt. 

3^r  Sbleren,  a<i^,  ee  bett>d(|jl 
10  Sure  5WaIe  fc^on  ernjte^  !Kooe ! 
D  TOie  roar  gliirfU^  ic^,  ate  td^  noc^  mit  eu(^ 
®a^e  ftd^  roten  ben  ZaQ,  f^immern  bie  9la^t. 


^reubc,  went  gteic^jl  bu?     Umfonjl  jireb'ic^  ju 
wd^ten!    'Duhx\\ 
Slflem,  w>ai  fc^bner  tft,  glei^,  attent,  iai  ^oc^ 
15  <Bi(i)  er^ebet,  attem,  toai  ganj 
Slii^ret  ba«  ^erj ! 

D  fte  fennen  bic^  nid^tl    Bifen  jlc,  baf  bu  ni(!^t 
fommjl, 
3Denn  fte  bir  rufen  ?  baf  bu,  freiefte  bu, 
®ie,  njenn  ju  jwingen  fte  wd^nen,  »erla(^ji, 
2oSI«^enb  oerlad^ji? 

gretefte,  aber  bu  bifl  ^ublenben,  SRebli^en  botb, 
2d^eljt  ibnen!    Du  labft  bann,  n?ie  ber  SQBeji ; 
^(iibeft,  tt)ie  SRofen,  wetc^e  mit  5«ooe 
©iirten  i^r  ^Blottj 


12  r>os5. 

®Iu&fi   »on  ber  Serene  ©tut,  f^tU  fte  gen  ipimmel 
ftc^;  sveinjl, 
SBie  bie  gefrdnjete  Sraut ;  tt)ie,  ttjenn  ben  ®o^n, 
Sunge  5]Rutter  nunme^r,  fte  umarmt, 
I)ru(ft  an  t^r  Jperj ! 

5lber  bu  njctnejl  auc^,  wenn  mit  ber  SBe^mut  bu  b^  5 
(Hn%  unb  ber  SCroilung.    33efu(^t  oft  fie,  i^r  brei, 
Dcnen  i^r  liebe  ©cfpielinnen  feib, 
®rajien  fcib. 

IPoss. 

Sie  htitttn  <S^tiief}ern  bet  lier  9tofe. 

?a§  fie  Mtt, 
©c^roejterc^en,  jo 

!Diefe  jungc  9iofe! 
©tcjt  bu  nicbt, 
5)af  fte  fti^t? 
£af  fte,  !(eine  ?ofe! 

Unbcgtuctt  15 

2Ber  fte  Pfliicft 
SSom  bcbornten  ©tammc! 
a;ief  im  ^erj 
T)ringt  ber  ®(^merj 
aSon  d^t^ercne  gkmme.  90 

2ll6  fte  mir 
Damon  ^ier 
a3or  bie  Srufl  gefletfet} 
SWdb^en,  ab! 


aBag  tt)arb  ba 

©c^nett  in  mtr  erhjccfet! 


•5 


Die  bctben  Sdjtpcficrn  bci  bctr  Hofe.        13 

SBofler  ®Iut 
SBar  metn  Slut; 
Bitternb  atte  ©tteber  I 
9itmmerme^r 
I  ginbet  cr 

SWic!^  fo  fu^lenb  n>teber. 

SBei^t  bu  ntc^t 
Da6  (Dcriic^t, 
SBie  bie  «Rof'  entfprojfen? 
lo  Slug  ber  Dual 

!Die  einmal 
(£o«'  3tug'  entfloflen, 

SWorgeng  fru^ 
ffiiUe  fte 
1}  ajon  bent  trdgen  ©attettj 

Srdpfelte 

S^rdnen  auf  bie  ?0?attett. 

aBonniglii!^ 
ao  Seigte  ftc^ 

Da  bie  5BIume  ^Jloreitfj 

9)urpurrot, 

SBie  bag  JRot 

Sluf  ber  2Dang'  2turoren«. 

35  2Ber  fte  bric^t, 

IDer  !ann  itic^t 

Slmorg  3)feir  entflie^ett, 

Drum  ^at  i^r, 

(SBamung  bir!) 
30  3eug  ben  Dom  oorlte^ 


14  £?oItY. 


@!Iegie  auf  etn  fianbmiib^en. 

©c^tvermuteoofl  unb  bum^ftg  ^allt  ®eldute 
93om  bcmooften  ^trc^enturm  ^erab. 
gSdter  tvetnen,  ^iitber,  5Kutter,  Srdutc, 
Unb  ber  2:otengrdbcr  grdbt  cin  ®rab. 
Stnget^an  mit  einetn  ©terbeflcibe,  i 

@ine  Slumenfron'  im  blonben  ^aav, 
©c^Iummert  Sio^i^en,  fo  ber  ?0?uttcr  greube, 
©0  ber  (Stolj  bee  2)orfe6  h)ar. 

S^re  gieben,  ttoti  bee  'Wifgefc^idee, 
■Denfen  nic^t  an  ^fdnberft^tet  unb  Stanj,  w 

®te^n  am  ©arge,  n^inben  naffce  Slirfee 
S^rer  greunbin  etnen  Slotentranj. 
Sl(^!  fetn  ^Wdbc^en  n)ar  ber  S^rdnen  t»erter, 
Slle  bu  gutee,  frommee  5!Jtdbc^en  bifl, 
Unb  im  ^immet  ifi  fetn  @eiji  oer!Idrter,  i$ 

Stie  bie  (Seek  Sioei^ene  ijl. 

SBie  etn  @nget  jlanb  im  ©(^dferflcibe 
(5ie  »or  i^rer  Ileinen  Jpiittent:^iir; 
aCiefenbtumen  njaren  i^r  ©efc^meibe 
Unb  ein  25eilc^en  i^ree  33ufene  3«r;  m 

3^re  IJdc^er  ivaren  3ep^^r^  Singed 
Unb  ber  ?[Rorgen:^ain  i^r  3>u|gemac^j 
£)iefe  ©ilberquefien  i^re  (Spiegel, 
S^re  <2)6)mxnU  biefer  ^a6), 

©ittfamfeit  umflo§  tt?ie  tKonbenfd^immer  a| 

S^re  SRofenroangen,  i^ren  33U(f; 
<Rimmer  void)  ber  (Seraph  Unfc^ulb,  nimmer 
5Jon  ber  j^olben  (Sc^dferin  jururf. 


(Elcgic  auf  ein  £anbmabd?cn.  15 

3ungIing6bUrfe  taumeltcn  »dQ  ffeuer 
9tad^  bcm  Steij  bee  Ueben  9D?dbc^en0  ^in, 
SIber  feincr  ale  t^r  SBielgetreuer 
9lu^rte  iemate  ii^ren  ®inn. 

5  Reiner  ale  i^r  SBil^elm !  gru^Iingetoei^c 

9ltef  bie  @beln  in  ben  33u(^en^ain; 
Slngeblinft  sen  !)D?aien|immeIbIdue, 
glogen  fte  ben  beutfc^en  JRtngelrci^n. 
Stoec^en  ^ah  i^m  33dnbcr  manc^er  %axU, 
lo        ^ant  bie  @rnt',  an  fetnen  ©^mtter^ut, 
®a^  mit  i^m  auf  eincr  SBeijengarbc, 
Sdc^elt'  i^m  jur  Strbeit  9!)iut. 

Sanb  ben  Seijen,  m^tn  SBU^elm  ntd^te, 
Sanb  unb  dugett'  i|rem  Siebling  na6), 

15        Sie  bie  ^ii^lung  tarn  unb  5(benbrote 
Durc^  bie  fatben  SBeftgenjoIfe  brac^. 
Uber  allee  war  i^nt  SRoed^en  tcuer, 
SBar  fein  Saggebanfe,  roar  fein  Slraunt. 
2Bie  ft^  0ioed^en  liebten  unb  i^r  Slreuer, 

90        2ieben  fic^  bie  (Sngel  faum. 

SBil^ctm!  5Dit^eIm!  ©terbegtodten  ^attm 
Unb  bie  ©rabgefdnge  ^eben  an, 
©c^roarjbeflorte  3;rauerleutc  roalten 
Unb  bie  3;oten!rone  h>e^t  »oran. 
25         SBil^elm  roanft,  mit  feinem  Sieberbuc^, 
9?affee  Slugee,  an  bae  offne  ®rab, 
Zxodntt  mit  bem  roeipen  ?eic^entu(i^e 
®ic^  bie  ^eflen  3;^rdnen  ab. 

(Sc^tummre  fanft,  bu  gute,  fromme  <Bttit, 
30        Sie  auf  eroig  biefer  (S(|Iummer  flie^t ! 
SBein'  auf  ibrem  ^iigel,  ^J^ilomele, 
Uot  bie  '5)dmmcrun0  ein  (^tetbelieb! 


16  Stolbcrg— Claubius. 

SBe^t  hjie  ^arfenlifpel,  StbenbttJtnbe, 
"Durc^  bie  S  lumen,  bie  t^r  ®rab  gebarl 
Unb  im  2Bipfel  biefer  ^irc!^^oflinbe 
9li)V  citt  2:urteftauben^)aar! 

Stolber^. 

(©ufe,  ^etltgc  gjatur,  5 

Sa^  ntic^  ge|n  auf  beiner  (5|)ut, 
Seite  mic^  an  beiner  Jpanb, 
SDie  ein  ^inb  am  ©dngelbanbl 

SBenn  ic^  bann  ermubet  bin, 
©in!'  ic^  bir  am  Sufen  ^in,  lo 

S[tme  fiife  ^immeMufl 
^angenb  an  ber  5)?utterbruft. 

Slc^!  h)ie  njo^Hji  mir  bei  btrl 
2BiQ  bid^  lieben  fiir  unb  fitr; 
2af  mx6)  gebn  auf  beiner  @pur,  15 

®u^e,  ^eilige  9iatur ! 

"Dcr  SWonb  ijl  aufgegangen, 
£)ie  gotbnen  ©terntein  prangcn 

2lm  ^immel  \^ttl  unb  f(ar; 
©er  ffialb  ftebt  fc^warj  unb  f^mxQti,  20 

Unb  aue  ben  ffiiefen  fleiget 

X)er  h)ei§e  9tebel  rounberbar. 

SBie  ift  bie  2Belt  fo  jliQe, 
ttnb  in  ber  Ddmmcrung  Jputtf 


Jlbcnblteb.  1 T 

®o  trautfd^  unb  fo  ^otbl 
$HU  einc  fltDc  hammer, 
aCo  t^r  beg  Stagee  jammer 

IBerfi^Iafen  unb  oergejTen  fottt. 

J  ®e^t  t^r  ben?Wonb  bort  jle^en? — 

(£r  ijl  nur  ^alb  ju  fe^en, 

Unb  i|^  boc^  runb  unb  f^on! 
@o  ftnb  iro^I  man^e  (5a<^en, 
Die  Jvir  getrofi  belac^en, 
lo  ®cil  unfre  Stugen  fte  nid^t  fe^n. 

SBir  jiolje  !)[)?enfc^cnfinber 
©inb  eitel  arme  ©iinber, 

Unb  t»iffen  gar  nic^t  »{et; 
SBir  fptnnen  ?uftgefpinnfte, 
IS  Unb  fuc^en  »tele  ^unftc, 

Unb  !ommen  wetter  oon  bcm  ^ith 

®ott,  tof  un6  bein  Jpeil  fc^aueit, 
Sluf  ntd^tg  aSergdngn(?^«  trauen, 

««i(^t  (Sitelteit  mi  freun! 
90  Saf  une  einfdftig  werben, 

Unb  »or  bir  ^ier  auf  Srben 

SBie  ^inber  fromm  unb  ftb^li^  fete  I 

*         * 
* 

SBoIIfl  enblic^  fonber  ©ramen 
5lu6  btefer  2BeIt  un6  ne^men 
Sf  Durci^  einen  fanften  2;ob! 

Unb,  wenn  bu  une  genommen, 
gap  un«  in  ^immel  fommen, 

Du  unfer  ^err  unb  unfer  ®ottl 

(So  legt  eu(!^  benn,  i^r  Srdber, 
00  !5tt  Q)pttee  9lamen  nieber; 


{8  23urgcr. 

«aft  ill  ber  gibcnb^ud^. 
SBerfi^on'  mi,  ®ott!  mit  ©trafert, 
Unt>  lat  une  ru^ig  f^lafen ! 

Unb  unfern  franfcn  9ta^bar  m^l 


JSiiroer. 

Senore. 

Senore  fu^r  um6  ^Jlorgenrot  s 

©rn^or  aug  fc^ireren  Slrdumen  j 
„33ift  untreu,  aBil^dm,  ober  tot? 
ffiie  lange  wiCft  bu  fdunmt  ?" 
@r  tuar  mit  ^onig  ^rtemi^e  5[«a(i^t 
©ejogen  in  bie  gJrager  ®c|ta(i^t,  lo 

Unb  ^atte  ni^t  gefc^rieben  t 
Db  er  gcfunb  gebliebcn. 

Der  ^ijnig  unb  bie  ^aiferiti, 
:j  !Dce  langcn  jpaberg  miibe, 

©rweid^tcn  i^ren  Garten  ®inn  15 

Unb  mad^ten  enblic^  ^riebe ; 
Unb  jebee  Jpeer,  mit  (5ing  unb  (©ang, 
/     SKit  3)au!enf(^Iag  unb  ^ting  unb  ^lang, 


<?&s£.^*- 


iA>^ 


a    Oefc^miicEt  mit  griinen  SReifern, 

3og  ^eim  }u  fcinen  ^dufern.  ao 

Unb  uberatt  all  iiberatt, 
u   Sluf  Segen  unb  auf  ®tegen, 
3og  alt  unb  jung  bem  Subelfc^att 
Der  ^ommenben  entgegen. 
©ottlob !  rief  ^inb  unb  ©attin  laut,  25 

aSiCfommen!  manege  fro|e"5Sraut. 
5td^ !  aber  fiir  ?enoren 
2Bar  ®ruf  unb  ^u^  sjerlorm. 


GOTTFRIED  AUGUST  BURGER. 
{After  a  picture  of  1798.) 


£enore.  19 

©te  frug  ben  3w9  t»o^I  auf  unb  ab, 
ttnb  frug  nac^  aCen  stamen; 
Doc^  !einer  war,  bcr  ^unbf^aft  gab, 
aSon  aCcn,  fo  ba  famen.  ,         ^ 

5  5II«  nun  ba«  Jpeer  soriiber  war,  A>>^*' 

Berraufte  fte  ibr  .9laben^aar  o 
Unb  warf  ft^  ^in  jur  @rbc,  , 
3)IU  toiitiger  ©ebdrbe.  C*^*'*''**^^' 

Die  5Wutter  lief  tt)0^t  ^in  ju  i^r ;  — 
lo  ^^6),  baf  fi^  ®ott  erbarme ! 

£)u  trauteg  ^inb,  wai  ijl  mit  bir?* — 

Unb  f^Io^  [le  in  bie  Slrme.  — 

„D  !)[Rutter,  «jnutter!  ^in  ijl  ^in! 

giun  fo^re  SBelt  unb  aCee  ^in! 
15  93ei  ®ott  ifi  lein  grbamen. 

D  m^,  0  n>e^  mix  Strmen!"  — 

„^ilf  ®ott,  ^ilf !  ®ie^  vmi  gnabig  ottf 
^inb,  bet  ein  aSaterunfer! 
aBa«  ®ott  t^ut,  bag  ifi  wo^Iget^an. 
so  ®ott,  @ott  erbarmt  ftc^  unfer !  "— 

„D  «Wutter,  5«utter!  hitler  2Ba^nl 
@ott  bat  an  mir  nic^t  wo^lgct^an! 
^ai  ^alf,  toai  ^alf  mein  Seten  ? 
giun  i)V6  ni^t  me^r  »onnotm."  — 

25  „^ilf  ®ott,  ^ilf !  njer  ben  aSater  fennt, 

Der  ttjeif,  er  bilft  ben  ^inbern. 
Dag  lod^gelobte  (Saframent 
aBirb  beinen  Sammer  Unbent."  — 
„D  ^utttx,  ?Kutter  I  toai  mic^  brennt, 

30  Dag  linbert  mir  fein  ©atrament  l 

^ein  Saframent  mag  £eben 
Den  Stoten  wiebergeben."  — 


do  Burger. 

„^ox\  ^inb !  jvie,  t»enn  bcr  falfd)c  ^am, 
3m  fernen  Ur^^nbe, 

3um  neuen  (E^e^be?  -^"^^ 

Sa^  fasten,  ^inb/Teitt  ^^H  ba^inl  5 

®r  ^at  ee  nimmerme^r  ®ejt>tnn !  P'^^^ 

SBann  <Seel'  unb  ?eib  fi(^  trennen, 

SBtrb  i^n  fein  5!)?eineib  brennen."  — 

„D  ?!nutter,  5!»utter !    ^in  ijl  ^iti! 
aSertoren  ifi  scrloren !  10 

IDer  Stob,  bcr  Stob  tjt  mein  ®ett>inn! 
D  war'  ic^  nie  geboren  I 
Sifc^  aue,  mein  Sic^t,  auf  etvtg  au2! 
©tirb  ^tn,  l^irb  ^in  in  9?a^t  unb  ®rau8! 
Sei  ®ott  ifl  fein  ©rbarmen.  15 

D  m^,  0  h)e^  mir  5lrmen  \"  —  i 

„^ilf  ®ott,  ^ilf !    ®e^'  nic^t  tn8  ©erici^t 
SD^it  bcinent  armen  ^inbe ! 
©ie  h?cif  ntc^t,  tt^ag  bie  ^ym^i  fjjrid^t. 
Se^aft  i^r  ni(^t  bie  (Siinbe !  90 

Slc^,  ^inb,  sergi^  beinj^bip  Seib, 
Unb  benf  an  ®ott  unb*  ©eiigfcitl 
©0  tt)irb  boc^  bciner  ©eelen 
Der  Srautigam  nic^t  fe^Ien."  — 

„  O  gjiutter !    2Ba«  ijt  ©el-gfeit?  95 

D!D?utter!    2Ba«  i)l  Jpofle? 
Sei  i|m,  bci  i^m  ijt  ®eltg!eit, 
Unb  o^ne  ffiil^clm  Jpotle !  — 
Sif(ft  aue,  mein  Sic^t,  auf  ernig  au8 !   Ue/V^ 
©tirb  ^in,  ftirb  ^in  in  <Wa(^t  unb  ®rau«!  30 

D^n'  i^n  mag  i(^  auf  (Srben, 
«Wa0  bort  nic^t  felig  roerben." 


tenote.  21 

(5o  toutete  SSerjroeifetung  *Ay^«*^ 
3^r  in  ®e^irn  unb  ^tcrn.  V-*^'**- 
^ie^|r  mit  ®otte^ ^orfe^ung  ^^  '  ^'  *" 
^*'**'^Wrmej^n  fort  ju  ^afcerit;  ^/*-^*^"^ 
}         3frfc^Iug  ben  23ijj|cn  unb  jerrang 
Die  Jpanb,  big  (Sonnenuntergang, 
Si«  auf  am  Jpimmel^bogen 
Die  golbnen  (Sterne  jogen. 

tlnb  aufen,  ^ord^ !  ging'g  trap  trap  trap, 
lo        2tl«  tt>ie  son  fRofee^ufen; 

Unb  Mirrenb  fiieg  ein  9leiter  ah, 

9tn  beg  ©eldnberg  (Stufcn; 

Unb  ^orc^ !  unb  ^orc^ !  ben  $fortenring 

®anj  lofe,  leife,  fUnglingling ! 
15         Dann  famen  burc^  bie  3>fortc 

aSerne^mlic^  biefe  SBorte  x 

„^ona,  JpoUa!    S^u'  auf,  mein  ^inb! 
®d^(df)l,  Siebc^en,  ober  toa6^^  bu? 
2Bie  bift  noc^  gegen  mic^  gefmnt? 
20        Unb  ttjeineft  oter  lad^jt  bu?"  — 

„2lc^,  5Bi(^eIm,  bu?— ®o  fpat  bei  «Ra(^t?— 

©enjeinet  l)ab'  i<i)  unb  geroa^t; 

2ld),  grofeg  Seib  erlitten! 

SBo  fommjl  bu  ^ergeritten?^  — 


25 


30 


„aBir  fattein  nur  urn  !Wittemad^t. 
SDeit  ritt  ic^  ^er  »on^o^£n. 
3c^  habe  fpdt  mic^  aufgema^t, 
Unb  will  bic^  mit  mir  nc^men."  — 
„2t^,  2Bi(^eIm,  erjl  herein  gefc^roinb! 
Den  ^ogeborn  burc^faufl  ber  2Binb,     \viv-^tAvC?iA^ 
iperein,  in  meinen  Strmen, 
Jperjlieb|ler,  ju  ertoarmenl"  — 


„?af  faufen  burd^  ben  Jpagcborn, 
ia^  fa^fe^nb,  laf  faufen!         ^a,-*,/** 
Der  9^^£n^<irrt ;  ee  f Hrrt  ber  ©gornT^^ 
Sd^  barf  all^ier  nidE)t  feaufen. 
^omm,  fc^iirje,  fpring'  unb  fc^minge  bi^  5 

3luf  meinen  Stappen  Winter  mic^ ! 
9)iu^  ^eut'  nod^  ^unbert  *WeiIen 
m\t  bir  in«  Srautbett  dkn,"  — 

„Stc^ !  ttjofltefl  lunbert  5!JZetIen  nod^ 
SKid^  ^eut'  tn^  Srautbett  tragen?  10 

Unb  t)orc^ !  ee  brummt  bte  ©locfe  nod^, 
Die  etf  fd^on  angefd^kgen."  — 
„(Sie^  ^in,  fte^  ^er !  ber  5D?onb  fd^eint  ^ett. 
ffiir  unb  bte  Stoten  retten  fd^nefl. 
3d^  bringe  bid^,  jur  2Bette,  15 

«Rod^  ^eut'  ine  Jpod^jeUbette."— 

„®ag'  an,  wo  ijl  betn  ^dmmerlein? 
iffio  ?    SBie  betn  ^od^jeitbettc^en?"  — 
„2CeU,  n>eit  son  bier!— ®tiQ,  fiibl  unb  flein!— 
(Se^g  Sretter  unb  jn?ei  Srett(^en !"  —  20 

„^at'g  9laum  fiir  midb?" — „^ux  i\6)  unb  m\^\ 
^omm,  f^iirje,  fpring'  unb  fd^ttjtnge  bidb  I 
Die  Jpod^jeitgdfie  boffen ; 
Die  hammer  jle^t  un«  offen.*  — 

©d^fin  Siebd^en  fd^iirjte,  fprang  unb  fd^toang     25 
<5id^  auf  bag  SRof  bc^enbe ; 
SBobI  urn  ben  trauten  Sleiter  fd^Iang 
®ie  ibre  Silienbanbe ; 
Unb  burre  burre,  bop  bob  ^op! 
®ing'6  fort  in  faufenbem  ©alopp,  30 

Da§  9lo§  unb  9fieiter  Cc|noben, 
Unb  gin  unb  gunfen  jloben. 


£cnore.  28 

3ur  rei^ten  unb  jur  tinfen  ^attb, 
SBorbei  »or  tferen  33Urfen,  ./  t*^"   " 

SBie  flogen  Stnaei,  ^eit>'  unb  2anb!    ^'""^ 
2Bie  bonnertcn  bie  Sriicfen !  — 
5         „@raut  2ieb(!^cn  au^  ?  —  Det  90?onb  fc^eint  fftttl 
^urra !  bie  3;oten  reiten  fc^nefl ! 
@raut  ?iebc^en  auc^  oor  ZottnV  — 
^M6i  nein!  —  Doc^  lap  bie  2;oten!*  — 

SSae  flang  bort  fiir  ©efang  unb  jctang? 
ro        2Ba«  flatterten  bie  dtabtn  ?  — 

^orc^@Iccfennang!  borc^  itotenfong  j 

„i\L^t  ung  ben  Seib  begraben !" 

Unb  ndber  ^03  ein  ?ei(^enjug, 

Dcv  (Sarg  unb  ^otenbajire  trug.      V-!?  '"- 
15         Da«  2ieb  wax  ju  oergleic^en 

Dem  Unfmiuf  in  Zdii^tri, 

„9iac^  'JJJitternac^t  begrabt  ben  Seib, 
5)?it  Alang  unt>  ®ang  unb  ^lage! 
Se^t  fiibr'  ic^  beint  mein  iungee  2B(ii 
20        5}?it,  mit  jum  3?raut5elage ! 

^omm,  ^iijier,  \)'m\    ^omm  mit  bent  (£^or,      O-a-'C  wwA 
Unb  gurgle  mir  ba6  5Brautlieb  »or! 
^omm,  35M\  un^  frric^  ben  (Segen, 
«l>'  »ir  ju  33et^  un3  legend'  — 

25  ®tiC  ^{ang  unb  (Sang. — I)ie  Sa^re"fd^»anb. — 

©e^orfam  feinem  SRufen, 

^axiCi  burte  bwrre !  nac^gerannt, 

Jpart  Winter'*  giappen  ^ufen. 

Unb  immer  weiter,  bop  bop  bop ! 
,Q        Oing'g  fort  in  faufenbem  ®aIopp. 

Da^  9io§  unb  0ieiter  f(^noben, 

Unb  ^ie«  unb  gunfen  jbbtn. 


24  Biirgcr. 

2Cie  ftocien  recf)!^,  h)te  flogen  linft 
©ebirge,  53dum'  unt>  Jpeden! 
9Bte  flogen  linfg,  unb  red)tg,  unb  linf^ 
Die  DiJrfer,  (Stdbf  unb  5If  ^n !  — 
„®raut  Stebc^en  au(^  ?  —  X)er  !J}?onb  fc^eint  ^ett!     5 
Jpurra !  bie  Soten  reiten  fc^neU ! 
®raut  £teb(!^en  auc^  »or  Soten?"  — 
^Sl^ !  8af  fie  ru^n,  bie  Soten  \"  — 

®ie^  ba!  fieHa!    Sim  ^oc^geric^t 
ZaniV  urn  bee  SRabee  ©pinbel  "         lo 

^alb  fic^tbarlic^,  bei  5Ronbet^t, 
®in  tuftigee  ©egibe^-^'**'^'^ 
,/®afa!    ©efinbel,  ^ier!    ^omm  bierl 
©efinbel,  f  ontm  unb  folge  mix  I 
Stanj'  une  ben  Jpo(i^jcitreigen,  ^  .v^^■^'  15 

SBann  njir  ju  Sette  jieigen!"  — 

Unb  bag  ©efinbel  ^ufc^  ^ufc^  ^uf^! 
^am  ^inten  nac^gepraffelt, 
V-       3Bie  2Birbeltt)inb  am  Jpafelbuf^ 

jDurc^  biirrc  flatter  raffelt.  ao 

Unb  tt)eiter,  n^eiter,  ^op  ^op  ^op ! 
©ing'e  fort  in  faufenbem  ®aIopp, 
■Daf  SRo^  unb  JReiter  f^noben, 
Unb  ^ki  unb  gun!en  floben. 

2Bie  flog,  wae  runb  ber  5J?onb  befc^ien,  at 

2Cie  flog  eg  in  bie  ^Jerne ! 
SBie  fiogen  oben  iiber  ^in 
XxT  Jpimmel  unb  bie  ©terne!  — 
„®raut  2ieb(i^en  auc^?— Der  Wonb  fcl^eint  ^elll 
^urra!  bie  3;oten  reiten  fd^nett !  30 

@raui  Siebc^en  aud)  i'»or  5£oten?" — 
„£)  toi^  I    ia^  ru^n  bie  Xotixi  I" 


tenoti.  36 

„fHapp'\  «Ra|)))'!  5Wtc^  bunft,  ber  ^a^n  fc^on 

ruft.— Vs^^^  Uc^ 
Salb  tvirb  ber  Saitb  oerrinnen  — 
fRapfl  fRapp'l  Sc^  rcittre  ^Korgenluft  — 
Slopp' !    Slummte  bi(^  »on  Mnnen !  — 
5         aSoQbrac^t,  »ottbrac^t  x]\  unfer  8auf! 
!Da6  ^o^jeitbette  t^ut  ftc^  aufl 
3)te  itoten  reiten  f(^neQe ! 
Sir  ftnb,  rnir  fmb  jur  ®tettc." 

JRaf^  auf  ein  eifern  ©Utert^or    "^  '       '*' 
lo        ®ing'g  mtt  oerbdngtem  Suflf^- 

5)iU  fc^tvanler  ®erf  fin  <S(^rag  baeor     /i^^^^tk 

3erfr«ngte  <S(^Io§  unb  l^iegeL     <  ./> 

Die  ^liiscl  ftoflfn  flirrenb  auf, 

Unb  iiber  ©rdber  gtng  ber  2auf. 

di  blinften  Ccu^enileine 

Slunb  um  im  5!Konbenfd^eine. 


15 


30 


.^-"^ 


ipa  fteb !    ^a  fteb !  im  2lugenbU(f, 

ipubu!  ein  grdfli^  2Bunbcr! 

1)ti  JReitere  ^.er,  ®tiicf  fiir  <StM,   *^^y^'\^ 
20        Siel  ab,  roie  murbcr^  ^^nber. 
, ,  3um  ®4dbit/  obne  3opf  unb  ©c^opf^    /, . 

3u'n  narften  Sc^dbcl  njdfb  fein  ^op'fj 

<aein  ^orper  jum  ©erippe,     .  Ait.. ,  'V. 

93lit  Stunbengke  unb  ^ippe.    ,. 

25  ^od^  bdumte  ftc^,  >»tib  fi^nob  ber  JRop)) ' 

Unb  fprubte  geuerfunf en ; 
Unb  bui !  war'«  unter  ibr  binab 
95erf^ivunben  unb  oerfunfen. 
®cbeut!  ©ebeulau*  bober  2uft, 
^Wittfel  !am  aue  tiefer  @ruft.  ^^w^^- 
?enoren«  ^cr^,  mit  Seben,  0 

9lang  jttJifc^en  3;ob  unb  Sebcn. 


26  Sarger. 

9lun  tanjtcn  t»o^I  hd  SWonbengtanj, 
0lunb  urn  ^erum  im  ^reife, 
Die  ©eijter  ctnen  ^cttentanj, 
Unb  l^eulten  biefe  ®etfe: 
„®ebulb  r  ©ebutb  I    SBenn'g  ^er j  au^  brtc^t ! 
5!Ktt  ®ott  im  ^immel^qbre  ni(^t!   /-i-f  *-> 
T)ti  Mbti  bijl  bu  lebig;      /     > 
@ott  fei  ber  ©eelc  gndbig ! " 


9ln  tit  2Renf^enge{i4ter. 

3c^  babe  tuae  Siebee,  ba«  ^ab'  ic^  ju  liebj 
3Qai  fann  ic^,  jvae  fann  id^  bafiir?  lo 

■Drum  ftnb  mir  bie  ?Wenfc^engeft(|ter  nic^t  bolb* 
!Do(3^  fpinn'  ic^  ja  leiber  nic^t  ®eibe,  noi^  ®oU>, 
3c^  fpinnc  nur  ^erjeleib  mir. 

?(uc^  mic^  ^at  t»ae  ?iebe6  im  .^erjen  ju  licb; 
aBa0  !ann  e«,  tua^  fann  e«  fiir«  Jperj  ?  15 

Slud^  i^m  ftnb  bie  ^Oienfc^engeftc^ter  ni(|t  ^olb; 
Doc^  fpinnt  ee  ja  leiber  nic^t  ®eibe  no^  ®oIb, 
®g  fpinnt  ftc^  nur  @tenb  unb  ©d^merj. 

SBir  feufjen  unb  fe^nen,  h)ir  fd^maci^ten  un«  nad^, 
2Bir  fe^nen  unb  feufjen  um  franf.  20 

Die  9Jienfd)en9eftc^ter  serargen  un«  baj; 
®ie  reben,  fte  t^un  ung  balb  biee  unb  balb  b<a, 
Unb  fd^mieben  un^  %e^t\  unb  3n>ang. 

SBenn  i^r  fiir  bie  Seiben  ber  Siebe  t»a8  lonnt, 
©eftd^ter,  fo  gonnen  tt>ir'2  eud^.  25 

SBenn  ton  ti  nid()t  fonnen,  fo  irr'  ce  eud^  nl^tl 
SBir  fonnen,  a^  leiber !  nsir  fonnen  ee  nid^t, 
3tiit)t  fur  ba«  mogolifd^e  9leic^ ! 


2Inf  btc  IHorgcnrote.  27 

5Bfr  trren  unb  qudlen  euc^  anbre  ja  ni(i^t; 
SBtr  qudlen  ja  mi  nur  atletn. 
!Drum,  ?0?enf^engeftc^ter,  toix  bitten  euc^  fe^r, 
■©rum  kft  un6  gerod^ren  unb  qudlt  une  ni^t  mc^r, 
5     D  laft  un«  gerod^ren  aQein! 

2Ba«  brdnget  ibr  euc^  urn  bie  ^ranfen  ^erum, 
Unb  fci^eltet  unb  fc^nar^et  fie  an? 
Son  iSc^elten  unb  (Sc^narc^en  genefen  fte  nid^t. 
!Wan  Uebet  ja  3;ugenb,  man  ubet  [a  ^jpiid^t; 
lo     1>oc^  feiner  t^ut  me^r,  al8  er  fann. 

!Die  Sonne,  fte  leuc^tet;  fte  fd^attet,  bie  yia6)t; 
^xnab  toifi  ber  Sac^,  ni^t  ^inan ; 
X)er  ®ommewinb  trocfnet;  ber  3^egen  mad^t  naf ; 
Da^  geuer  uerbrennet. — 2Bie  ^inbcrt  i^r  bag? — 
15     £)  ta^t  eg  9ett?d^ren,  tok'i  fann  I 

(£8  ^ungert  ben  hunger,  ee  biirftet  ben  1)urjl; 
©ie  fterben  »on  9ia^rung  entfernt. 
9iaturgang  ttjenbet  fein  3tber  unb  2Benn. — 
D  ^Oicnfc^engeftc^ter,  tt>ie  jn>inget  ibr'g  benn, 
20     X)at  Siebe  ju  lieben  oerlernt? 


9lttf  bie  SRorgenrote. 

SBann  bie  golbne  ^rit^e,  neugeboren, 
Sim  Dli?mp  mein  matter  33Iicf  erfc^aut, 
Dann  erblaf  ic^,  roein'  unb  feufjc  taut: 
Dort  im  ®Iattie  n?o^nt,  bie  ic^  eerloren! 

85  ®rauer  Slit^on !  bu  empfdngft  Sturoren 

gro^  aufg  neu,  fobalb  ber  Slbenb  taut; 
Stber  i(^  umarm'  erft  meine  33raut 
^n  beg  (©^attenlanbeg  fc^roarjen  il^oren. 


i  Sd?ubart. 

a;it^on!  X)eine«  3lUer^  Ddmmerung 
«OTtll)ert  mit  bent  ©tra^I  tix  jRofen|ltrne 
55eine  ®attin,  enjig  fci^on  unb  jung ; 

2lkr  mir  erlcfc^cn  btc  ©ejlime, 
(Sanf  ber  2;ag  in  obe  ^Jinfternig,  5 

9lle  [ic^  moUx!  bicfer  aSelt  entri^. 

Scbubart. 

Site  gefattgenen  Siiitger. 

!Dte  Serene,  bte,  int  fc^lauen  ®arn  gefangen, 

3Em  bun!Ien  Sifentdftg  fa^, 
Unb  traurig  auf  beftdubten  ©tangen 

■Den  ttjirbelnben  ©efang  oergaip ;  j© 

f5u^U'  einft,  »om  5)?orgenftrabt  er^oben, 

•Den  md^ttgen  5?eruf, 
3n  einem  Sieb  ben  @ott  ju  loben, 

I)cr  fte  jur  ?erci)e  f^uf. 

®c^cn  offnet  [ic^  t^r  ©c^ndbeleln  jum  ©ingen,  15 

©c^on  frdufett  fie  bie  5!)JeIobie; 
®pannt  i^re  gliigel  am,  uni  fi(^  emi3orjufd>tt)ingen, 
Unb  boc^  berab  am  bkuer  2uft  ju  [ingen 

3^r  fc^metterenbee  ilirili. 

Dod^  fte  »erga§  im  Subel  i^rer  Seele  20 

X)ee  engen  ^dfig*  Stt^ang, 
Unb  a(^ !  untfonft  frduft  i^re  ^e^Ie 

Den  jubetnben  ®efang. 

®te  ftie§  fi(^  an  ben  ^dfigboben, 

®tiirjt  nieber,  jucft  im  ©taub.  35 

gtun  Uegt  fte  ba,  glei^  einem  Sloten, 

%ux  aUt  2:one  taub. 
®in  fiirc^terUc^e«  IMIb  fiir  mi(^ : 
(©0  flieg'  i(^  auf — unb  fo  »erftumm'  au(^  ic^. 


;^rctl|ctts  Hcb  ctrtes  Koloniiien. 

■Die  ^iac^tigaC  ftngt  aud^  im  Sauer: 

Ddc^  nic^t  fo  fii^',  ale  irdr'  fie  frei. 

3^r  2ieb  gludt  fiir^terti(^e  Jrauer 

Unb  ni^t  bcr  greube  5Dtelobei. 

5     ®in  2?ilb— D  @ott!  ein  ^ilb  fiir  mic^j 

!]Olein  ?ieb  tijnt  auc^  fo  fiir^terlic^ ! 

®irrt  bie  gefangne  Sturteltaube 

Sluc^  freie  Cicb'  unb  BarfHc^feit, 
S!Bie  in  ber  fic^ern  gviibtingjslaube, 
lo        X)ie  fcine  ©fkberei  entjueibt  ? 

9?ein,  traurig  girrt  ftc,  triib  unb  bang; 
3^r  ?ieb  ift  ^(ag',  ift  ©terbgefang. 
@in  ^ilD — 0  ®ott,  ein  ^itb  fiir  mic^: 
®o  flag'  unb  njein'  unb  girr'  auc^  i(!^! 

gfrei^eitllieb  etne0  ^oloniften. 

15         ^inaujf!    Jpinaug  in«  (Sbrenfelb 
Wit  blinfentem  ®cn?e^r! 
(Jotumbue,  beine  ganje  SBelt 
itritt  mutig  ba^er ! 

Die  ©bttin  grei^eit  mit  ber  ^^abn' — 
20  (Der  iSflace  fab'  fie  nie) 

®ebt— 23riiber,  febt'«!  fte  gcl't  »oran! 
D  blutet  »or  fie! 

ipa,  33ater  3)utnam  lenft  ben  (©turm, 
Unb  teitt  mit  une  ®efabr; 
25         Une  leuc^tet,  h)ie  ein  ^^arueturm 
(©ein  [libixmi  Jpaar! 

X)u  gier'ger  53ritte,  fprid)fi  un?  ipo^n  ?- 

X)a  nimm  une  unfcr  ®o(b! 
di  tdmpfl  fein  2?iirger  s)on  2?ofton 
30  Um  fftaoif^en  ®oIbI 


30  icnj. 

1)a  fe^t  @uro^en6  ®!Iat)en  an, 

3n  ^ettcn  raffein  fte  !— 
®ie  braud^t  etn  ilreiber,  ein  2:i?rann 

gur  tDurgbarcg  33ie^. 

S^r  reid^t  ben  feigen  9?adcn,  i^r,  5 

Dent  Stritt  ber  ^errf^fuc^t  bar? — 
(Sc^n^immt  ^er ! — ^ier  njo^nt  bie  l^rei^eit,  ^ter ! 

^ier  flammt  i^r  3lUar! 

Do^  ttJtnft  ung  35ater  5>utnam  nid^t? 

2luf,  3?ruber,  ine  ©croebr ! —  10 

SBer  nt^t  fiir  unfre  greibeit  fici^t, 

Den  jlurjct  ine  !Keer ! 

^erbei,  Solumbicr,  berbei! 

3m  Slntti^  fonnenrct! 
^cr\  ^ritte,  unfer  ^^elbgefd^rei,  15 

3|Ve  ©ieg  ober  3;ob. 


Xen3» 


3tc^,  bu,  um  bie  bie  3?tumen  ftd^ 
2?erltebt  am  ibren  ^noe^jen  brdngen 
Unb  mit  ber  frozen  ?uft  um  bic^ 
@ntjii(ft  auc^  ibren  2Betbrauc^  mengen,  20 

Um  bie  jc|t  fftur  unb  ®arten  tac^t, 
2Beil  fte  bcin  5luge  biiibcn  mad^t, 

2lc^  fonnt'  x<i)  ie|t  ein  aSogel  fein 
Unb  in  t?crf(^n?iegnem  33ufc^  eg  wagen, 
Dir  mcincs  Jperjcn^  bcbe  ftxn  25 

Dir  obnc  53ei[picl  je^t  ju  tlagen; 
@mpfdn^eft  bu  bie  5)?bgUc^feit 
aSon  biefer  Dualen  2;rurfen^eit: 


5oIbatcnabfd?teb.  81 

S3iefleic^t  ba§  jener  33ufcn  fic^ 
3u  finem  milben  (Seufjer  ^bbc, 
1;cr  mtc^  beja^Ue,  ba§  i(^  bi(^ 
gio^  fterbenb  uber  aUa  lube. 


5     9Bo  bifl  bu  i|t,  mcin  uneerge^ltc^  ?Wdbc^cn, 
SBo  [ingit  bu  i^t? 
2Bo  ta^t  bie  glur,  wo  triumpbiert  ba«  ®tdbtc^en, 
!Da«  bt(^  beft^t? 

©eit  bu  entfernt,  ttiC  feine  ®onnc  fc^cinen, 
10  Unb  ei  »ereint 

Der  Jpimmel  fi^,  bir  jdrtlt^  nac^junjeinen, 
5JJU  bcinem  greunb. 

SIO  anfrc  ?ufl  tft  fort  mit  bir  ge^ogen, 
(StiC  iiberatt 
15     3ft  ®tabt  unb  getb.     Dir  nad^  ift  fie  gcflogen, 
Tie  «Wa(^tigatt. 

D  fomm  JiUxMl    <2(^on  rufcn  ^irt  unb  ^erbcn 

Dic^  bang  berbci. 
^omm  balb  juriicf !    ©onjt  wirb  ee  SDinter  toerbm 
2o  3m  !OTonat  5»ai. 


flDaler  /Duller. 

@oItiatenabf(^teb. 

^eute  fc^eib'  id^,  beutc  ttjanbr'  ic^, 

^ctne  ©eele  n^cint  urn  mic^. 
©inb'e  nic^t  bicfe,  ftnb'e  bo(!^  anbre, 
X)ie  ba  trauren,  ttjenn  x6:)  wanbre: 
25  ^olber  (Sc^a^,  i(^  benf  an  bic^. 


'62  malcr  mailer. 

5luf  bem  5Bac^|lrom  ^dngen  2Beiben; 

3n  t>en  2:bdlcrn  liegt  ber  Sc^nec. 
3;raute6  ^mb,  bap  ic^  mu^  f^eiben, 
Wtu^  nun  unfre  Jpeimat  meiben, 

2:tef  im  ^erjen  t^ut  mir'g  mt).  5 

^unberttaufenb  ^uglen  pfeifen 

Ueber  meinem  Jpaupte  Mn! — 
2Dc  ic^  faC,  f^arrt  man  mic^  nieber, 
D^ne  ^(ang  unb  o^ne  i^ieber, 

9iiemanb  fraget,  mx  ic^  bin.  10 

1)u  aflein  mirji  um  mt(^  wetnen, 

©te^jt  bu  meinen  Jofcsfc^ein. 
3;raute«  ^inb,  fottt'  cr  crfd)einen, 
3:^u'  tm  ftittcn  um  mic^  wcinen 

Unb  gcbcnf '  auc^  immer  mctn.  15 

^eb'  jum  ^immel  unfren  ^leinen, 
(5(^luc^5':  „yi\in  tot  ber  35ater  bein!" 

2e^r'  i^n  betcn — ®ieb  ibm  ®egcn! 

Sleic^'  ibm  fetnc«  SSaterg  X)egen! 
5}?ag  bie  SDelt  fein  SSater  fetn.  30 

^orfi?    ©ie  3:rommeI  ruft  ju  fc^eiben: 

Driid '  i^  bir  bie  mi^e  Jpanb ! 
®tiQ' bie  3:^rdnen!    Sat  mic^  fd^eiben! 
5)?ut  nun  fitr  bie  (S^re  jlreiten, 

(©treiten  fiir  ba«  aSaterlanb.   .  25 

®ottt'  id|  unterm  freien  ipimmel 

©c^lafen  in  ber  i^elbf^Ia^t  ein? 
®ofl  aus  meinem  ©rabe  blii^en, 
(Soil  auf  meinem  @rabe  glii|)en, 

33liimc^en  fiif:  SCergipnic^tmein,  30 


IPtllfommen  unb  ^bfd^teb.  83 


(Boetbe. 

SBiaiommen  unti  9l6fi^teb. 

(£6  mar  get^an  fajt  e^  gel'ad)t ; 
Der  Slbenb  triegte  f^on  t»ie  @rbe 
Unb  an  ben  Sergen  t)ing  bie  9ia^t: 
5         ©d^on  jtanb  im  9lebelfteib  bie  @id^e, 
(£in  aufgeturmter  9?iefe,  ba, 
SSo  ?5inRerntg  aus  bcm  ©eilrduc^e 
SDlit  ^unbert  fc^n?arjcn  Slugen  fa^. 

X)er  ?D?onb  son  einem  SBotfen^iigel 
lo        (Sa^  fldglic^  aug  bent  Duft  f)er»or, 

T)ie  2Binbe  fd)tt)angen  leife  gliigel, 

Umfaufien  fc^auerlic^  mein  D^x ; 

IDie  giac^t  fc^uf  taufenb  Unge^euer; 

1)0^  frif(^  unb  frij^lic^  mar  mein  5Jtutj 
15         3n  meinen  Slbern  me(d)eg  ^feuer! 

3n  meinem  Jperjcn  melc^e  ©lutl 

Di^  fa^  i^,  unb  bie  milbe  i^reubc 
§Iop  t5on  bem  fiifen  Slicf  auf  mic^; 
©anj  mar  mein  ^erj  an  beiner  (©eitc 
20        Unb  jeber  ^Itemjug  fiir  bic^. 

®in  rofenfarbnee  ^rii^Iingemetter 
Umgab  ba6  licbtic^e  ©eft^t, 
Unb  Bdrtlic^feit  fiir  mii^— ibr  ©otter  I 
3c^  bofft'  e^,  ic^  ijerbient'  ci  nic^t! 

25  1)0^  a^,  fc^cn  mit  ber  IKorgenfonnc 

SSerengt  ber  5(bfc^ieb  mir  tai  ^erj: 
3n  beincn  ^iiijen  tt)eld)e  SBcnne! 
^n  beinem  5luge  met(^er  ®(^mer§ ! 


34  (Socttjc. 

3(!^  ging,  bu  ftanbfl  unb  fai^\\  jur  ®rben, 
Unb  fa^ft  mir  na(^  mit  naflem  ^M: 
Unb  boc^,  tt)et(^  (Dliid  geliebt  ju  rocrben! 
Unb  ?ieben,  ©otter,  wclc^  ein  ®Iuc(! 

<Ba.^  ein  ^nab'  ein  gfioslein  fie^n,  5 

JJioelcin  auf  ber  ^eiben, 
SBar  fo  jung  unb  morgenfd^ijn, 
8ief  er  f^nett  ee  na^  ju  fe^n, 
(Sa^'6  mit  »icten  ffreuben. 
9lo«Iein,  9l6etein,  9logtein  rot,  .  lo 

fRoelein  auf  ber  ipeiben. 

^nabe  fpra(^:  3c^  breeze  bi^, 
SRoetein  auf  ber  ^eiben! 
gioelein  fpra(|:  3c^  j^ec^e  bic^, 
■Da^  bu  eroig  benfft  an  mic^,  15 

Unb  i6)  ttJiU'e  ni(^t  leiben. 
9lij«teitt,  9loglein,  JRb^Iein  rot, 
JRoelein  auf  ber  Jpeiben. 

Unb  ber  toilbe  ^nabe  brad^ 
'«  SRoelein  auf  ber  Jpeiben ; 
JRb^lein  rae^rte  ftd^  unb  flad^, 
^alf  i^m  bod^  fein  2Be^  unb  9lc^, 
3Hu§t'  ee  eben  leiben. 
fRoelcin,  9?oeIein,  9{o6lein  rot, 
JHbelein  auf  ber  Jpeiben. 

Set  ftijnig  in  Z^nU. 

®«  tt)ar  ein  ^onig  in  3;^ule 

®ar  treu  bie  an  ba^  Orab, 
Dent  jlerbenb  feine  Subte 

^inen  golbnen  Seeder  gab. 


Der  Konig  in  Cfjulc— promctt|cus.  35 

®e  ging  i^m  ni(^te  barubcr, 
@r  leert'  ibn  jrben  ®c^mau«; 

!Dtc  ?(ugen  gingcn  t^m  iiber, 
<Bo  oft  er  tranf  baraue. 

5  Unb  aU  er  fam  ju  jlerben, 

3dblt'  er  feine  etdbt'  im  SReic^, 
©ijnnt'  aflee  feinem  grben, 
Den  2?ec^er  ni^t  jugleid^. 

ffir  fa§  beim  ^onig^ma^Ie, 
lo  Die  Slitter  urn  ibn  ^er, 

Sluf  ^o^em  33dterfaale, 
Dort  auf  bent  (Scf){of  am  5}iecr. 

Dort  ftanb  ber  alte  3e^er, 
3;ranf  te^te  Seben^glut, 
15  Unb  roarf  ben  beil'gen  23ec^er 

^inunter  in  bie  j^Iut. 

(£r  fab  ibn  ftiir^en,  trinfen 
Unb  finfen  tief  im  5J?ecr. 
Die  2lugen  tbdtcn  ibm  finfen, 
ao  3;ranf  nie  einen  3;ropfen  me^r. 

^Totnet^eud. 

Sebecfe  beinen  Jpintmel,  3cu*, 

5Wit  ®oIfenbunil 

Unb  iibe,  bent  ^naben  glei(^, 

Der  Diftein  fijpft, 
35  Sin  (Jic^cn  bic^  unb  3?erge«bobn; 

^Wupt  mir  meine  @rbe 

Doc^  (affen  ftebn, 

Unb  meine  ^iittc,  bie  bu  ni^t  gebaut, 

Unb  meinen  ^erb, 
3Q  Um  tciJen  ^4)(ut 

^u  mi*  bcncibeji. 


86  (Soctl^c. 

3c^  fennc  tiic^t^  ^rmcree 
Unter  ttx  ^onn\  ali  cuc^,  ©otter ! 
3^r  nd^ret  fummerlic^ 
S5on  D|)ferfteuern 

Unb  ©ebete^auc^  5 

@ure  !Wajejldt, 
Unb  barbtet,  waxen 
9lic^t  ^inber  unb  2?ettler 
Jpoffhungecoflc  St^oren. 

T)a  i(i^  etn  ^inb  war,  lo 

g^ic^t  hju^te  n»c  aue  nod^  etn, 
^e^rt'  ic^  metn  »erirrte^  3luge 
3ur  ©onne,  ale  n?enn  briiber  n)dr' 
@in  Dbr,  ju  b^ren  meine  ^kge, 
(£in  Jperj,  n?te  mein«,  15 

(5i^  bee  5Bebrdngten  ju  erbarmen. 

2Ber  t^cdf  mir 
SBiber  ber  3;itanen  iibermut? 
2Ber  rettete  »om  itobc  mtc^, 
SSon  @fta»eret?  ao 

^a^  bu  nic^t  aCe?  fetbft  eoCcnbet, 
Jpeilig  gtiibenb  ^erj  V 
Unb  glii^teil  jung  unb  gut, 
Setrogen,  SRettungebanf 
■Dent  ©c^Iafenben  ba  broben?  35 

3c^  bic^  e^ren?    Bofiir? 
^aft  bu  bie  ©cijmcrjen  gelinbert 
3e  be6  Selabenen? 
ipaft  bu  bie  3:^rdncn  geftitlet 
Se  bee  Ocdngftcten  ?  30 

^at  nid)t  mi^  junt  ?0?anne  gefc^mtebet 
T)te  aflmd(^ttge  3ftt 
Unb  bae  en^igc  (sc^icffal, 
5J?eine  Jperrn  unb  beine? 


Der  nntreuc  "Knabe.  8-7 

SBd^nteft  bu  ettva, 
3d^  fotlte  ba«  2eben  bajjen, 
3n  SBujten  flie^en, 
SBeit  nic^t  aCe 
5  Slutentrdunte  reiften? 

Jpier  ft^'  t(^,  forme  !lD?cnf(!^en 
gZac^  meinem  5Btl^e, 
®in  ®efc^Iec^t,  hai  mir  gletc^  fet, 
3u  Iciben,  ju  i»etnen, 
lo  3u  Qtnifffn  unb  ju  freuen  fic^, 

Unb  bein  nic^t  ju  a(^ten, 
2Bie  i(^! 

Set  utttreue  AnaBe. 

(£«  irar  ein  ^nabc  frec^  genung, 
2Bar  ex]\  aue  gran!rei(^  fommen, 
15         X)er  bcitt'  ein  armeg  5)?dbet  jung 
®ar  oft  in  3trm  genommen, 
Unb  Ucbgefoft  unb  liebgeberjt, 
2tl6  Srautigam  beruntgefc^erjt 
Unb  enblic^  fte  oerlajfen. 

20  T)CLi  braune  ?5?dbet  bae  crfubr, 

93ergingen  ibr  bic  (Stnnen, 

(®ie  Ia(^t'  unb  weint'  unb  bet't'  unb  fc^ttjur; 

@o  fubr  bie  ©eel'  i5on  ^innen. 

Die  @tunb',  ba  fte  »erfc^ieben  war, 
85         SBirb  bang  bent  33uben,  grauft  fein  Jpaar, 

£«  treibt  i^n  fort  ju  f  ferbe. 

@r  gab  bie  (S^soren  freuj  unb  quer 
Unb  ritt  auf  aQe  ®eiten, 
^eriiber,  biniiber,  bin  unb  ^er, 
30        ^ann  feine  fftu^  erreiten,  f 


38  (goctf^C. 

SReit't  fleben  ZaQ  unb  fteben  9?a(!^t; 
®«  bli^t  unb  bonnert,  fturmt  unb  txa^t, 
!Die  gluten  reifcn  iiber. 

Unb  rett't  in  Sli^  unb  SBetterfc^ctn 
©emduewerf  entgegen,  5 

©inb't'g  9)ferb  ^au^'  an  unb  tricd^t  ^inein, 
Unb  bucft  ft^  »or  bem  SRegen. 
Unb  rote  er  ta^jpt,  unb  tok  er  fu^It, 
®id^  unter  i^m  bie  ®rb'  emii^ft; 
@r  ftiirjt  h)0^1  ^unbert  ^lafter.  lo 

Unb  al6  er  fic^  ermannt  »om  ©d^Iag, 
®tebt  er  brei  Sic^tlein  [(^leic^en. 
@r  rafft  ftd^  auf  unb  frabbelt  nac^ ; 
Die  ?id^tlcin  feme  weic^en; 
3rr  fii^ren  i^n,  bie  Duer'  unb  Sdng'  15 

3:repp'  auf  SErepp'  ab,  burc^  enge  @dng', 
SBerfatlne  njii|le  better. 

2luf  einmal  ftebt  er  ^od^  im  @aal, 
(5te|t  ft^cn  bunbert  Odjie, 

Jpobtdugig  grinfen  aCjumal  ao 

Unb  ann!cn  i^m  jum  gejte. 
@r  fte|t  fein  @c^d|el  untenan 
3!Jiit  weifen  3;u(^ern  anget^an, 
Die  »enb't  ftd^— 

®rct^enS  Steb  auS  /^^auft/' 

5)?eine  9lub  ift  ^in,  25 

?Wein  Jperj  t|l  fc^h>er; 
3d^  ftnbe  fte  nimmer 
Unb  nimmerme^r. 

SBo  ic^  i^n  nic^t  l^a.h'' 
Sji  mix  bae  @rab,  30 


<5rctd?cns  iteb  ans  „  ^Jauft."  38 

Die  ganje  SBelt 
3ji  mir  yergdflt. 


5)?ein  armer  ^opf 
3|l  mir  serriicEt, 
S  5)lein  armer  @tnn 

3(1  mir  jerjtiirft. 

!Weine  SRu^  ijt  l)in, 
5Wein  ^erj  ift  fc^roer; 
3c^  ftnbe  fte  nimmer 
lo  Unt>  nimmerme^r. 

^0.6)  i^m  nur  fc^au'  \ 
3um  ffenfter  ^inaue, 
9?ac^  i^m  nur  ge^'  id^ 
Slue  bem  §oue. 

15  (Sein  ^o^er  ©artg, 

©ein'  eble  ®efiaU, 
(Seined  5D?unbe6  ?ad^eltt, 
©einer  Stugen  ©etwatt, 

Unb  feiner  9lebe 
to  3auberfluf, 

(Sein  ^dnbebrucf, 
Unb  ad^  fein  ^uf ! 

g^eine  «Ru^  ifi  ^in, 
gWein  Jperj  ijt  fd^wer; 
25  3c^  ftnbe  fte  nimmer 

Unb  nimmcrme^r. 

5)?ein  Sufen  brftngt 
®ic^  nac^  i^m  ^in. 
Sl(^  biirft'  ic^  fajfen 
30  Unb  fatten  i^n, 


40  (goettic. 

Unb  Iftffen  i^n 

%n  fcinen  ^u|]en 
ajerge^en  foUt'! 

9lette  Siebe  neneS  Sefeeti. 

i^erj,  mein  Jperj,  wag  fofi  bae  gebcn?  5 

fBai  bebrdnget  bic^  fo  fe^r  ? 
SBeli^  ein  frembee  neuee  ?eben! 
3^  er!enne  bic^  nic^t  me^r. 
2Beg  i|l  atlee,  toai  bu  Itebteft, 
aBeg  roarum  bu  bt(^  betriibteji,  go 

aCeg  bein  glei^  unb  bcine  9lu^ 
31  (^  n?ie  famjt  bu  nur  baju! 

geffett  btc^  bie  Sugenbbtute, 
Diefe  Heblic^e  ©eftatt,  . 

Dtefer  Sttct  wU.  Zxtu'  unb  ®utc,  15 

gjiit  unenbft^er  @eh)alt? 
SBttt  ic^  rafc^  mi^  i^r  entjie^en, 
?Wic^  ermannen,  t^r  entflie^en, 
gu^ret  mi(^  im  Slugenblicf, 
9lc^  mein  SBeg  ju  i^r  juriirf.  90' 

Unb  an  biefem  Bauberfabc^en, 
•Da8  ftt^  nid^t  jerreifen  Idpt, 
Jpdlt  hai  Hebe  tofe  Wdbc^en 
3!Kt(^  fo  reiber  SBitlen  fe|l; 

5Jtu§  in  ibrem  B^uberfreife  as 

Seben  nun  auf  ibre  2Beife. 
Die  aserdnbrung  ac^  TOie  gro^I 
8tebe!  Siebe!  la^  mic^  toe! 


2ln  Bclinben— 3a9crs  2lbcnblic6.  41 


«tt  Selinteti. 

2Barum  ite^jl  bu  mi(|  unteiberfie^Ud^ 

2l(^  in  jene  ^rac^t? 
9Bar  ic^  guter  Sunge  ni^t  fo  felig 

Snber  oben  gtac^t? 

5        Jpeimlic^  in  mein  3iinnierd)en  »erf^Io|fen, 
gag  im  5JJonbenfc^ein 
@anj  son  feinem  Sc^auerlic^t  untfioffen, 
Unb  i^  bdmmert'  ein; 

3:rdumte  ba  »on  »oOen  golbnen  ©tunben 
lo  Ungemifd^ter  2ujt, 

^attc  fc^on  bein  liebee  23itb  empfunben 
Zu\  in  meiner  53rufl. 

Sin  ic^'g  no^,  ben  bu  bei  fo  oiel  gic^tem 
Sin  bent  (Spieltifc^  ^dU|l? 
15         Dft  fo  unertrdglic^en  @cfi(^tern 
®egeniiber  ftefl)U 

JReijenber  \]t  mir  beg  ^rii^Ungs  Sliitc 

Sflun  ni^t  auf  ber  i^Iur ; 
3Bo  bu,  (£ngel,  bijt,  i|l  Sieb'  unb  ®iite, 
ao  aSo  bu  bijt,  ««atur. 

Siigerd  Slbenblieb. 

3m  gelbe  fc^teic^'  ic^  m  unb  roilb, 

©efpannt  mein  ^^fufrro^r. 
Da  fc^roebt  fo  lic^t  bein  liebeg  Silb 

Dein  fiipee  2?ilb  mir  »or. 

25        Du  wanbelft  je^t  n>o^I  jtiC  unb  mite 
Durd)  gelb  unb  liebee  J^at, 
Unb  ac^  mein  fc^nell  »errauf(^cnb  Silb, 
(©tettt  fi£^  bir'g  nic^t  einmal  ? 


42  (Soetfte. 

1)e«  9!3?enfd^en,  ber  bie  SBelt  burc^flrcifl 

aSoC  Unmut  unb  SSerbru^, 
gtac^  Dften  unb  nac^  SBejlen  fc^ttjeift, 

aBeil  er  bic^  laffen  mu^. 

9)?tr  ijl  ti,  bent'  ic^  nur  an  bic^,  5 

21(6  in  ben  Moni>  ju  fe^n; 
@in  jitfler  griebe  fommt  auf  mid^, 

SBeif  nid^t  wie  mir  gefc^e^n. 

ftaftlofe  eiebf. 

!Dem  ®d^nee,  bent  Stegcn, 
Dem  2Binb  entgegen,  lo 

3m  Dantpf  ber  ^liifte, 
Durd^  9tebelbufte, 
Smnter  ju!    Smmer  jul 
D^ne  3fta|lunb  9lu^! 

Steber  bur(^  Seiben  15 

2)?6c^t'  ic^  mi(^  fc^Iagen, 
Site  fo  oiel  greuben 
Tiei  Sebeng  ertragen. 
9tCe  bae  9leigen 

aSon  Jperjen  ju  Jperien,  ao 

21  c^  n>ie  fo  eigen 
©d^affet  bas  ©corner jen  J 

2Bie  fca  i(^  flie^en? 
aBdIbertt)drt«  jieljen? 

SlQee  sergeben^!  as 

^rone  bee  Sebene, 
®Iu(!  o^ne  gtu^ 
2itU,  biji  bu! 


Ifanbrers  tlad^tlieb— Der  (Jifdper.  43 

SBantirerd  9lad)tlieti.  1.  , 

X)cr  tu  »cn  bem  Jeimmel  bijl,  L- 

Slflee  £eib  unb  Sdimerjcn  ftiCejt, 
Den,  ber  boppelt  elenb  i[t, 
Doppelt  mit  Srquidung  futtejt, 
2l(^  ic^  bin  beg  5treibeng  miibe! 
SBag  foQ  att  ber  (2(^merj  unb  £ujl? 
©ii^er  ^riebe, 
^omm,  a6)  fomm  in  meine  23rujt! 


Dag  SBaJTer  raufc^t',  bag  2BaJTer  fc^wofl, 
lo        (Ein  Sifter  fa§  baran, 

®a^  nac^  bem  Stngcl  ru^e»oQ, 

^ii^l  bie  ang  ^erj  ^inan. 

Unb  tt)ie  er  ftgt  unb  ftjie  cr  (aufc^t, 

SCeilt  ft^  bie  ^5tut  empor; 
15         2tu6  bem  bemegten  SBaffer  raufi^t 

@in  feuc^teg  2Beib  ^eroor. 

®ie  fang  ju  i^m,  fte  fprac^  ju  i^ntj 
SBag  lodfl  bu  meine  ^rut 
SOf^it  'JJienf^enttJig  unb  5D?enfc^enIi|i 
20        ^inauf  in  STobegglut  ? 

2tc^  tt)u§te|l  bu,  mtc'g  gifc^Iein  ijl 
(So  tt)o^Ug  auf  bem  ®runb, 
Du  j^iegft  berunter  tt)ie  bu  bifl, 
Unb  wurbeft  erft  gefunb. 


as 


Sabt  ftc^  bie  liebe  (Sonne  nid^t, 
Der  ?0?onb  ftc^  nic^t  im  Weer? 
^ebrt  wetlenatmenb  ibr  ®efic^t 
gtic^t  boppelt  f^ijner  ^er  ? 


44  <5oettje. 

Socft  t\S)  ber  ttefe  Jpimmel  nid^t, 
Dae  feuc^tserfldrte  Blau  ? 
Soctt  bic^  bein  etgen  Stngeftc^t 
W(!^t  ^er  in  ettj'gen  2;au  ? 

Dae  SBajfer  raufc^t',  bae  ffiajfer  fc^tvolt,  5 

g^e^f  i^m  ben  nacften  t5u§; 
©ein  ^erj  ttjud^e  i^m  fo  fe^nfuc^tetjott, 
9Bie  bet  ber  2ieb)kn  ®ruf . 
@te  f^ra(^  ju  t|m,  fte  fang  ju  i^nt; 
Da  ttjar'e  um  t|n  gefc^e^n:  10 

Jpalb  jog  fte  ibn,  ^alb  fan!  er  i)in, 
Unb  tt>arb  nic^t  me^r  gefe^n. 

@efang  ber  @eifler  iiber  ben  aSaffent. 

Dee  ?[)?enfc^en  ®eele 
©leic^t  bem  SBajfer; 

aSom  Jpimmel  fommt  ee,  15 

3um  ^immel  i^eigt  ee, 
Unb  tvieber  nieber 
3ur  ®rbe  mu^  ee, 
®h)tg  ttjec^fclnb. 

(©trijmt  son  ber  ^o^en  90 

©teilen  iJelenjanb 
Der  reine  ©tra^I, 
Dann  jidubt  er  lieblid^ 
3n  SBoIfenroeQen 

Bum  glatten  -^ele,  35 

Unb  leic^t  em^jfangen, 
SBaCt  er  »erfc^Ieiernb, 
fieieraufc^enb, 
3ur  Stiefe  nieber. 

Slagen  ^lip^en  ^ 

Dem  ®turj  entgegen, 


VOanbttts  Hacl^tlieb— (Erifontg.  45 

©d^aumt  ex  unmuHg 
®tufeni»eife 
3um  2lbgrunb. 

3m  flad^en  23ette 
5  ®c^lfict)t  cr  tai  SBiefcnt^al  ^in, 

Unb  in  bent  glattcn  ®ee 
aBeiben  i^r  Slntli^ 
mt  ©cjtirne. 

SBtttb  ift  ber  SBette 
lo  SiebUc^er  5BubIer; 

SBinb  mif^t  com  ®runb  a\xi 
<©d)dumenbe  SBogen. 

Sceic  beg  ^Wenfc^en, 
SBie  9lcid)|t  ^u  bent  ffiajfer! 
15  ©^idfal  bee  5}?enfc^en, 

aBie  gtetc^ft  bu  bent  SBinb ! 

SBantrerd  9la(^tUeti.  2. 

Ubcr  alien  ©ipfeln 
3jt  SRub, 
3n  aDen  aBipfeIn 
2o  ©piireft  bu 

^aunt  einen  ^aud^ ; 

I)ie  ajogelein  fc^ttjeigen  im  SBalbc. 

SBarte  nur,  balbe 

9lu^ej^  bu  auc^. 

/ 

25        ffier  rettet  fo  fpat  buret)  «Rac^t  unb  Sinb? 

.     ®g  ifi  ber  SSater  mit  feincnt  ^inb; 
/      @r  ^at  ben  ^naben  roo^I  in  bent  Slrm, 
^r  fa^t  i^n  fi(^er,  er  bdlt  i^n  J»ann, 


46  (5oct!jc. 

tWetn  ®oHtt>ae  Hrgjl  bu  fo  bang  bctn  ®eft^t? — 
(Siebjt,  25ater,  bu  ben  Sritonig  nic^t  ? 
Den  ®rlenfbnig  mit  ^ron'  unb  ©c^meif  ? — 
5)?ein  (So^n,  ee  t)i  ein  9iebelftreif. — 

„  Du  Itebee  ^inb,  fomm,  ge^'  mit  mir !  5 

„  ®ax  fc^ijne  ©ptele  fpiel'  ic^  mit  bir ; 
„^ar\d)  buntc  IMumen  ftnb  an  bem  ©tranb; 
^SJieine  5)Juttcr  ^vit  manc^  giilben  ®en>anb." — 

9!Hein  3Sater,  mein  aSater,  unb  t)orej^  bu  ni(^t, 
SBa«  Srlentontg  mir  leife  »erfpric^t? —  10 

(Set  ru^ig,  bleibe  rul)ig,  mein  ^inb ; 
3n  biirren  33Idttern  jaufelt  ber  SBinb. — 

„  SBittil,  feiner  ^nabe,  bu  mit  mir  ge^n  ? 
„9!Weine  Jotter  foQen  bic^  marten  f(^on; 
„  ^IJleine  S:6^ter  fiibren  ben  ndc^tlid^en  fktx^n,  15 

„  Unb  wiegen  unb  tanjen  unb  fingen  bic^  ein." 

5Jiein  aSater,  mein  aSater,  unb  ftebll  bu  nid^t  bort 
®rlfijnig«  Zb6^kx  am  bitjiern  Drt  ? — 
SRein  ©obn,  mein  @obn,  ic^  fe^'  eg  genau; 
®e  f(!^einen  bic  atten  SJeiben  fo  grau. —  ao 

„^^  liebe  bic^,  mid^  reijt  beine  fd^ijne  ©eftalt; 
„  Unb  biji  bu  nid^t  hJiflig,  fo  brauc^'  id^  ©en^att." 


9J?ein  aSater,  mein  aSater,  je^t  fa^t  er  mid)  on 
Srlfijnig  bat  mir  ein  2eib«  get^an. — 


jDem  aSater  graufet'6,  er  reitet  gef(^tt>inb,  35 

®r  bdit  in  Slrmen  ba6  dc^jenbe  ^inb, 
(Jrreic^t  ben  Jpof  mit  3Jlui)i  unb  <«ot; 
^n  feinen  airmen  bae  ^inb  tt?ar  tot. 


2ln  ben  IHonb.  47 


tCn  ben  SRoitb. 

gutteft  ttJteber  3?uf^  unt>  %\)<d 
©Htt  mit  9lebelglanj, 
Sofefl  enbH(^  auc^  einmal 
9)ieine  (seele  ganj ; 

5  23rettefi  uber  mein  ©eftib 

fitnbernb  beinen  ^M, 
2Bie  bes  greunbe^  ^luge  milb 
Uber  mein  ©efc^irf. 

2tfben  ^Ja^fkng  fu^tt  mein  ^erj 
lo  Sro^  unb  triiber  3eit, 

ffianble  jn?ifc^en  ffreub'  unb  ©^rnerj 
3n  ber  @infam!eit. 

glie^e,  flie§e,  lieber  gtu^  ! 
9limmer  toerb'  ic^  frob, 
15  ©0  eerraufc^te  iSc^erj  unb  ^uf, 

Unb  bie  Sreue  fo. 

^(i)  befaf  e?  bo^  einmal, 
2Bae  fo  f oftlic^  ifi ! 
"Daf  man  bod^  ju  feiner  Dual 
ao  glimmer  e«  sergipt ! 

SRaufc^e,  glu§,  ba«  5t^al  entlang, 
D^ne  9laft  unb  SRub, 
9iaufc^e,  flii|lre  meinem  ©ang 
3)ielobieen  §u, 

25  SBcnn  bu  in  ber  SSintemad^t 

ffiutenb  uberf(^ttjittit, 
Dber  urn  bie  gru^linggprai^t 
hunger  ^nofpen  quilljt. 


48  <Scett]c. 

®etig,  n?cr  ftc^  »or  ber  SBett 
D^ne  Jpaf  »erf($Ue§t, 
ffiinen  ^^reunb  am  58ufen  ^dlt 
Unt>  mit  bent  genieft, 

aCag,  »on  '^tn^^en  ntc^t  gctruft 
Ober  ni^t  bebac^t, 
Durc^  bae  Sab^rint^  ber  Srujl 
SBanbelt  in  ber  3la^U 


J 


Set  Sanger. 


9Ba«  ^or'  i(^  brau^en  »or  bent  Z^ct, 
SBae  auf  ber  3?ru(fe  fdiaflen  ?  lo 

2af  ben  ©efang  wx  unferm  D^r 
3m  ®aale  n^ieber^atten ! 
"Der  ^ontg  fprac^'e,  ber  ^Jage  liefj 
Der  ^nabe  fam,  ber  ^onig  rief: 
2af t  mir  herein  ben  5llten !  15 

©egrufet  feib  mir,  eble  Jperm, 
©egrii^t  i^r,  f^ijne  Damen ! 
aSelc^  reid^er  Jpimmet !  ©tern  bei  ©tern ! 
SBer  fennet  i^re  5^amen  ? 

3m  ©aal  tJcQ  9)ra^t  unb  Jpirrlic^feit  20 

(S^tie^t,  3tugen,  euc^ ;  ^ier  ifi  nid^t  S^it, 
(©ic^  jiaunenb  ju  crge^en. 

Tier  (Sanger  briictt'  bie  2lugen  ein, 
Unb  f(^Iug  in  »oIlen  3;onen; 
Die  ^Jitter  fd)auten  mutig  brein  35 

Unb  in  ben  ®^of  bie  ©c^onen. 
"Der  ^onig,  bem  bae  Sieb  geftel, 
Sie^,  i^n  ju  e^ren  fiir  fein  (Spiel, 
®ine  golbne  ^ette  ^olen. 


^ucignung.  49 

Die  gotbne  ^ctte  gicb  mir  ni^t, 
Die  ^ette  gieb  ben  SRittem, 
aSor  beren  fii^nem  Slngefi^t 
Der  ifeinbe  Sanjcn  fplittem ; 
5  ®ieb  fte  bem  ^anjler,  ben  bu  ^ajl, 

Unb  laf  ibn  no<i)  bie  golbne  8aji 
3u  anbern  ?aflen  tragen. 

3(!^  ftnge,  wie  ber  asogcl  ftngt, 
Der  in  ben  3t»fiSfn  wo^net; 
lo  Dae  Sieb,  bae  au«  ber  ^e^Ie  btingt, 

3|l  2o^n,  ber  reic^Hc^  lo^net. 
Do^  barf  i(^  bitten,  bitt'  ic^  ein*: 
8a^  mir  ben  bejlen  SBec^er  SBeine 
3n  purem  ®oIbe  reic^en. 

15  ®r  fe^t'  i^n  an,  er  tranf  i'^n  au«: 

D  Jranf  »oQ  fuf  er  8abe ! 

D  ttJO^I  bem  ^od^begtiictten  ^au6, 

2Bo  ba«  iji  Heine  mhi ! 

(Jrge^t'g  eu^  n^o^t,  fo  benft  an  mid^, 
20  Unb  banfet  ®ott  fo  n?arm,  ali  x^ 

giir  biefen  Jrunf  euc^  banfe. 

8neignnn0. 

Der  SKorgen  fam ;  e«  fc^eud>ten  feine  Sritte 
Den  leifen  (2(^taf,  ber  mid^  getinb  umftng, 
Da^  \^,  erttjac^t,  au«  meiner  fiiDen  Jputte 
25     Den  33erg  ^inauf  mit  frifc^er  ®eete  ging ; 
3c^  freute  mic^  bei  einem  jeben  (5c|ritte 
Der  neuen  Slume,  bie  ooll  3:rcpfen  bing ; 
Der  iunge  Sag  er^ob  ftc^  mit  fintjiicfen, 
Unb  atteg  »ar  erquicft  mid)  ju  erquirfen. 


60  (SoetI)c. 

Unb  h?ie  t^  flieg,  jog  wn  bent  gluf  ber  SBicfcn 
@in  5?ebel  ft(^  in  ©treifen  fac^t  ^er»or. 
®r  tt)i(^  unb  njec^fcUe  mi(^  ju  umflie^en, 
Unb  tt)ud)g  gefliigett  mir  um'e  ^aupt  empor: 
!Deg  f(^oncn  ^Urfs  foflt'  ic^  nic^t  me^r  genie^en,         5 
•Die  ©egenb  bedte  mir  ein  triiber  fjlor; 
Salb  fab  ic^  mic^  t)on  SBoIfen  toii  untgoffen, 
Unb  mit  mir  \db\t  in  ©dmmrung  eingefc^Ioffen. 

Stuf  einmal  fc^ien  bie  ®onne  bur^jubringen, 
3m  9tebel  lief  ftc^  eine  ^lar^eit  fe^n.  lo 

Jpter  fanf  er  leife  ftc^  ^inabjuf^tt)ingen; 
Jpier  teilt'  er  fleigenb  ftd)  um  ffialb  unb  Jpo^n. 
2Bie  ^offt'  ic^  i^r  ben  erjlen  @ruf  ju  bringen! 
laie  ^offt'  id)  nac^  ber  Slriibe  bD|5))eIt  f^iJn. 
©er  luffge  ^ampf  n^ar  lange  nii^t  ooCenbet,  15 

(£in  ®Ianj  umgab  mi(^  unb  i^  jtanb  geblenbet. 

33alb  mac^te  mid^,  bie  Stugen  aufjufc^tagen, 
®in  innrer  3;rieb  be6  .§erjen«  n^ieber  !ii^n, 
3^  fount'  eg  nur  mit  fi^netlen  Sliden  magen, 
£)enn  aOes  f(^ien  ju  brennen  unb  ju  glit^n.  20 

1)a  fc^n?ebte  mit  ben  SBoIfen  t)ergetragen 
(£in  gottli^  Seib  »or  meinen  Slugen  ^in, 
^ein  fc^ijner  23itb  fa^  ic^  in  meinem  Seben, 
®ie  fa^  mic^  an  unb  blieb  oerweilenb  f^h>eben. 

^ennft  bu  mic^  ni($t  ?  fprac^  fte  mit  einem  5J?unbe,  25 
X)em  aCer  2ieb'  unb  iEreue  3;on  entflo^: 
©rfennjt  bu  mi^,  bie  id)  in  man^e  3Bunbe 
■De«  2eben«  bir  ben  reinjten  aSalfam  go^  ? 
Du  fennjl  mid)  n?obI,  an  bie,  ju  et»'gem  Sunbe, 
®ein  ftrebenb  §erj  fi^  feft  unb  fejler  fc^Io^.  30 

@a^  i(^  bic^  nic^t  mit  bei^en  ^erjenjst^rdnen 
5ll«  ^nabe  f(^on  na^  mir  bi(^  eifrig  fe^nen  ? 


^ucignung.  51 

3a!  rtef  i(^  au6,  inbem  id^  feltg  niebcr 
3ur  @rbe  fanf,  lang'  ^ab'  td^  bic^  gefiibftj 
X)u  gabjl  mir  dint^,  tuenn  bur^  bie  jungcn  ©Iteber 
Die  Scibenfc^aft  fid^  rajilog  burc^gettju^tt; 
5     T)u  ^afl  mir  trie  mit  ^immlif(^em  ©efieber 
2lm  ^eipen  Slag  bie  (Stirne  fanft  gefii^It; 
Du  f^cnfefl  mir  ber  @rbe  bejle  ©abeit, 
Unb  iebee  (3iM  toiU  id)  burd^  bic^  nur  ^aben! 

t}\i)  mm'  \dc)  nic^t.   ^toax  |6r'  ic^  bi(^  »on  eielen 
lo     ®ar  oft  genannt,  unb  jeber  t)ei^t  bi^  fein, 

(Sin  jebeg  Sluge  glaubt  auf  bic^  ju  iielen, 

gaft  jebem  Sluge  h>irb  bem  (Strait  jur  9)ein. 

21^,  ba  ic^  irrte,  i^atV  x^  »iel  ©efpielen, 

T)a  ic^  bic^  f enne,  bin  id)  fajt  aCein ; 
15     3^  ntuf  mein  ©liid  nur  mit  mir  fetbjl  genie^en, 

Dein  ^olbee  £i(^t  oerbecfen  unb  »erfc^lie§en. 

®ie  Idc^elte,  fte  fpra^ :  Du  fte^jt,  n^ie  f lug, 
SBie  notig  tt?ar'g,  eu(^  ttjenig  ju  ent^iiQen! 
^aum  bift  bu  ftd^er  »or  bem  grobjien  3;ru9, 
2o     ^aum  bijt  bu  ^err  »om  erjten  ^inbern^iflen, 
(So  glaubfl  bu  bi^  fc^on  Ubermenf^  genug, 
SSerfdumjl  bie  f^xii^t  bee  5D?annee  ju  erfuQenl 
2Bie  »iel  bifl  bu  »on  anbern  unterfc^ieben? 
©rfenne  bic^,  leb'  mit  ber  aSelt  in  grieben! 

25        SSerjei^'  mir,  rief  i(^  aui,  ic^  meinf  e«  gut; 
(Soil  ic^  umfonjt  bie  Slugen  offen  baben? 
®in  frober  SBifle  lebt  in  meinem  Slut, 
3c^  fenne  ganj  ben  2Bert  »on  beinen  ©abcnl 
giir  anbre  J»d(^jt  in  mir  bag  eble  ®ut, 

30     3c^  fann  unD  will  bag  3)funb  nic^t  me^r  eergraben! 
SBarum  fuc^t'  ic^  ben  SBeg  fo  febnfuc^tgootl, 
fBenn  i^  ibn  nid^t  ben  Sriibern  jeigen  fott? 


52  <5oett}e. 

Unb  toie  i(i^  fpxa^,  fa^  mtc^  bag  |o^e  ffiefen 
?Wit  einent  Sltrf  mttletb'ger  9ia(|fic^t  an; 
3d^  fonnte  mic^  in  i^rem  Sluge  lefen, 
SBae  ic^  »erfe^U  unb  teae  i<^  rec^t  get^an. 
@ic  lat^elte,  ba  njar  ic^  fc^on  genefcn,  5 

3u  neuen  greuben  ftieg  mein  ®ei|l  :^eran5 
3(^  fonnte  nun  mit  innigem  33crtrauen 
SWi^  ju  i^r  na^n  unb  i^re  gid^e  f(!^auen. 

Da  redte  fte  bic  ^anb  au6  in  bie  ©treifctt 
Der  leic^ten  SBoUen  unb  bea  I)ufK  um^cr;  10 

3Bie  fte  i^n  fa^te,  tte^  er  fic^  ergreifen, 
®r  tief  fic^  jie^n,  ee  »ar  fein  9lebel  me^r. 
9)tein  Stuge  !onnt'  im  a:^ale  t»icber  fc^roeifen, 
@en  ^immel  blirft'  i(^,  cr  i»ar  ^ett  unb  i)t^x. 
9iur  fa^  i^  fie  ben  reinflen  ©c^Ieier  fatten,  15 

(£r  fto^  um  fte  unb  fc^wott  in  taufenb  fatten. 

3c^  fenne  bid^,  i(^  fenne  bcine  ©d^wdc^en, 
3^  hjeif  n>a6  ®ute«  in  bir  lebt  unb  gtimmt! 
—  ®o  fagte  [u,  ic|  i^bf  fie  ewtg  fpre(!^en,  — 
©m^fange  ^ier  toai  i(^  bir  lang  beflimmt,  20 

Dem  ®lu(fli^en  fann  ti  an  nic^tss  gebrc(!^ett, 
Der  biee  ®ef(i^enf  mit  flitter  ®eele  nimmtj 
Slug  ajtorgenbuft  geh>ebt  unb  (5onnen!Iar^eit, 
Der  Dici^tung  ©c^Ieier  aug  ber  ^anb  ber  SCa^r^ctt. 

Unb  ttjcnn  eg  bir  unb  beinen  greunben  fti^wMe       25 
5lm  ^D^ittag  toixb,  fo  »irf  i^n  in  bie  2uft! 
©ogleic^  umfdufelt  Slbenbttjinbegfii^Ie, 
Um^auc^t  euc^  8Iumen"=9Biirjgeruc|  unb  !Dtt^. 
®g  fc^roeigt  bag  SBe^en  banger  ©rbgefii^Ie, 
Bum  SBoIfenbette  wanbelt  fic^  bie  @ruft,  30 

Sefdnftiget  twirb  iebe  Sebengroefle, 
$)er  3;ag  »irb  liebttt:^  unb  bie  yia^t  tt>irb  ^ette. 


ItTtgnon.  68 

©0  !ommt  benn,  greunbe,  mnn  auf  eurcn  Scgen 
Dee  itUni  Siirbe  f(^tt)er  unb  fc^tuerer  brucft, 
2Bcnn  eure  Sa^n  ein  frifc^erneuter  (©egen 
aWit  Slutnen  jtert,  mit  golbnen  gru(^ten  fc^mucft  t 
2Bir  ge|n  »ereint  bent  ndc^ften  ZaQ  entgegen! 
©0  leben  tt>ir,  fo  ivanbeln  wix  begliidt. 
Unb  bonn  auci^  foG,  trenn  ©nfel  um  unl  trauern, 
3u  i^rer  £uji  no^  unfre  Siebe  bauern. 


SRignnit. 

^enn)^  bu  ba«  8anb,  j»o  bie  Sitronen  blu^n, 
lo  3nt  bun!eln  £aub  bie  ©olb'Drangen  glii^n, 
ffiin  fanfter  2Btnb  »om  blauen  ^immcl  m% 
Die  !W»rte  ftiU  unb  ^od^  ber  Sorbeer  \\i% 
^ennft  bu  e«  m^l  ? 

Da^in !    Da|)in 
!Wo^t'  i(^  ntit  bir,  o  mein  ©eliebter,  jietjn. 

^enn|i  bu  Hi  ^aue  ?    3luf  ®duten  ru^t  fein  Dai^, 
C6  gldnjt  ber  ©aat,  e6  f(^immert  bae  ®ema(^, 
Unb  5JJarmorbitber  fte^n  unb  fe^n  mic^  an: 
fBai  bat  man  bir,  bu  armeg  ^inb,  get^an  ? 
3Q  *ennfl  bu  ee  i»o^l  ? 

Da^in !    Dabin 
Wo^t'  i(!^  mit  bir,  o  mein  53efc^it^er,  jte^n, 

^cnnfi  bu  ben  33erg  unb  feinen  SBoIIenfteg  ? 
Da«  tWauItier  fu(^t  im  «Rebe(  feinen  2Beg ; 
3n  ^oblen  wobnt  ber  Drac^en  a(te  23rut; 
(Je  fliirjt  ber  ^di  unb  iiber  i^n  bie  iflut, 
^ennft  bu  i^n  n^obt  ? 

Dabin !    Dabin 
®e^t  unfer  SBeg  !  o  25ater,  la^  nni  jieljn  I 


54  6oet{^e. 


greubDoQ 
Unb  leiboott, 
®ebanfen»oQ  feiitj 
£angen 

Unb  bangen  5 

3n  fc^trebcnber  ^ein; 
^immeI()Dd)  iau(^jenb, 
3um  3;obe  betriibt, 
©liicflic^  allein 
3)1  bte  ©eele,  bte  liebt.  10 

@rtnnerung. 

SBillft  bu  immer  tveiter  fci^njeifen  ? 
®ie^,  ba^  ®ute  liegt  fo  na^. 
Seme  nur  bad  ®lixd  ergreifen, 
£>entt  bae  ®tu(f  iji  immer  ba. 

I^arfenfiiteler.    1. 

SBer  nie  fein  Srot  mit  3;^rdnen  af,  15 

S53er  nie  bie  fummerooCen  ^'Idc^te 
5tuf  feinem  5Bette  meinenb  fap, 
Der  fennt  euc^  nic^t,  i^r  ^immlifci^en  ^JJ^ac^tc. 

3^r  fii^rt  ine  fieben  ung  :^tnein, 
S^r  la^t  ben  3lrmen  f^utbig  tt)erben,  *> 

Dann  uberlaft  it)r  i^n  ber  ^ein: 
Denn  afle  ®(^ulb  ra(^t  ft(|  auf  Srben. 

^arfen^liieler.  2. 

Sin  bie  a:^iiren  tt)ifi  tc^  fc^Ieic^en, 
®titt  unb  ftttfam  toiU  ic^  fte|n; 
grommc  Jpanb  wirb  gia^rung  rei^cn,  95 

Unb  i^  werbe  weitw  ge^n. 


Tt&iie  bes  (ScHcbtcn — Aliens  unb  Dora.        55 

Seber  rvirb  ftc^  glurflid^  fc^einen, 
ffienn  mein  Silb  »or  i^m  erfc^eint; 
(£ine  2:^rdne  icirb  er  t»etncn, 
Unb  ic^  roei^  nic^t  i»ae  er  mini, 

9la^t  ttB  @eltebtett. 

3d^  benfe  bein,  luenn  mtr  ber  Sonne  (Sc^immer 

a3om  5OTeere  )lra^(t; 
Sc!^  benfe  bein,  »enn  ftcfe  bee  5D?onbee  glimmer 

3n  Ducflen  malt. 

3d^  fe^e  bic^,  menn  auf  bem  fernen  2Cegc 
X)er  Staub  ft(^  ^ebt; 
^°     3n  tiefer  9?ac^t,  n?enn  auf  bem  fc^malen  <Stegc 
X)er  5Banbrer  bebt. 

3^  t)6re  bid),  ttjenn  bort  mit  bumpfem  9iauf(^en 
IDie  SBette  [teigt. 
15     3m  jiitten  §aine  geb'  ic^  oft  ju  laufc^en, 
SBenn  attee  f^tveigt. 

3c^  bin  bei  bir,  bu  feift  auc^  no(^  fo  feme, 

Du  bift  mir  nab ! 
Die  Sonne  ftnft,  balb  Icu^ten  mir  bie  Sterne. 
ao  £)  tDdrjl  bu  ba! 

%UfiS  unti  Xova. 

S(d^ !  unauf ^altfam  jtrebet  bag  Sc^iff  mit  iebcm  9Wo- 
mente 
Durc^  bie  f^dumcnbe  glut  tt>eitcr  unb  njeiter  binauJl 
Sangbin  fur^t  fic^  bie  ®(eife  bee  ^iete,  n?orin  bie  Del' 
pbine 
S^)ringenb  folgcn,  aU  f(bb'  ibncn  bie  33eute  ba»on, 
*5  9(Qee  beutct  auf  glurfUd)e   gabrt:  ber  rubige  33oot«- 
mann 


66  (Bocttje. 

fRudt  am  ®eget  geltnb,  bag  fic^  fur  atte  bemfl^t; 
S5ortt>drte  bringt  ber  ©c^iffenben  @eift  n?te  gtaggcn  unb 

®iner  nur  )lc^t  rudiudrte  traurig  getoenbet  am  !0iafl, 
@ie^t  bic  Serge  f^on  bku,  bie  f^eibenben,  fte^t  in  ba« 
SJieer  fte 

giieberfmfen,  ee  fmft  ieglic^e  greube  oor  i^m.  5 

Slud^  bir  ifl  eg  oerfc^ttjunben,  boe  ®(^iff,  bae  beinen 

Dir,  0  Dora,  ben  greunb,  ac^!  bir  ben  33rautigam 
raubt. 
^nd}  bu  blidejl  cergebeng  na^  mir.    9?o(^  fd)Iagen  bie 
Jperjen 
^ur  etnanber,  bod^,  a^!  nun  an  einanber  nic^t  mebr. 
(Jinjiger  SlugenbUrf,  in  n>el^em  ic^  lebte!  bu  wiegejl      10 

Stflc  2;age,  bie  fonjl  fait  mir  »erfc^n)inbenben,  auf. 
SIc^!  nur  im  Slugenblid,  im  legten,  ftieg  mir  ein  Seben, 

Un»ermutet  in  bir,  n?ie  »on  ben  ®ottern  f)erab. 
9lur  umfonfi  »erfldrji  bu  mit  beinem  2i(|te  ben  ^t^er; 

Dein  alflcuc^tcnber  Stag,  5>^obu«,  mir  ifl  er  »erbaft.  15 
3n  mic^  felber  febr'  \6:)  juriirf;  ba  tt)ifl  ic^  im  jliQen 

SBieber^oIen  bie  ^ixt,  ali  fie  mir  tdgtic!^  erf^ien. 
SEBar  eg  moglic^,  bie  ®c^i)n^eit  ju  fc^n  unb  nic^t  ju 
empftnben  ? 
SBirfte  ber  bintmlif^e  0leij  nic^t  auf  bcin  fiumpfeg 
®emiit? 
^kge  bic^,  Strmer,  ni(|t  an!— So  legt  ber  Diopter  ein  20 
JRdtfel, 
^iinp^  mit  SBorten  oerfc^rdnlt,  oft  ber  SSerfamm* 
lung  ing  Dbr. 
3eben  freuet  bie  feltne,  ber  jierlic^en  Silber  JBerMpf- 
ung; 
^ber  nod^  fe^tet  bag  2Bort,  bag  bie  Sebeutung  wr- 
»a^rt. 
3ji  eg  enblic^  entbedt,  bann  ^eitert  fic!^  jebeg  (Bemiit  auf 


2IIefts  un&  7)oxa.  57 

Unb  erbltrft  im  ©ebidyt  boppelt  crfreulic^en  ©inn. 
Slc^!  Jtjarum  fo  fpdt,  o  Slmor,  na^mjt  bu  bie  SBinbe, 
Die  bu  um«  Slug'  mir  gefnupft,  na^mji  ftc  ju  fpdt 
mir  binweg! 
8ange  fc^on  ^arrte  befra^tet  ba6  (©^ijf  auf  gunfiige 
Siifte; 
5     (Jnbli^  jlrebtc  ber  SBinb  gliicfti^   »om  Ufcr  iiW 
2Weer. 
8eere  3"ten  ber  Sugenb!  unb  teere  3;rdumc  ber  3"' 
f  unft ! 
S^r  serfci^wtnbct,  ee  bleibt  einjig  bie  ®tunbe  mir  nur. 
3a,  fte  bleibt,  e«  bleibt  mir  bae  ©liict !  ic^  ^alte  bic^, 
Dora! 
Unb  bie  ipoffnung  jeigt,  Dora,  bein  33ilb  mir  affein. 
loDfter  fa^  ic^  ^um  2;empel  bic^  ge^n,  gefd^mitcft  unb 
geftttet, 
Unb  tai  ?Diiitterc^en  ging  feierlic^  neben  bir  ^er. 
®i(ig  naxH  bu  unb  frifc^,  ju  !Warfte  bie  fjrii^te  §u 
tragen; 
Unb  com  Srunnen,  wie  lii^n  tt)iegte  bein  ^aupt  bo* 


Da  erfc^ien  bein  ^aU,  erfc^ien  bein  "Jtadtn  »or  aCen, 
15     Unb  »or  alien  erfc^ien  beiner  23ett)egungen  9)iaf. 
Dj^al*  ^ab'  i^  geforgt,  ti  moc^te  ber  ^rug  bir  ent- 
prjen; 
Dod^  er  ^ielt  fic^  flat  auf  bem  geringelten  a;u^. 
©c^one  giac^barin,  ia,  fo  n?ar  ic^  gewobnt  bi^  ju  fe^en, 
aBie  man  bie  <®terne  fie^t,  ttjie  man  ben  SWonb  ftc^ 
befc^aut, 
JO  ®ic^  an  ibnen  erfreut,  unb  innen  im  ru^igen  23ufen 
giic^t  ber  entferntefte  SBunfc^,  fte  ju  beft^en,  ftc^  regt. 
3al>re,  fo  gingt  i^r  babin !    9?ur  panjig  (Sc^ritte  ge- 
trennet 
ffiaren  bie  ^dufer,  unb  nie  l>ab'  i^  bie  ®(^n?eCe  be- 
riibrt. 


58  (Soetlje. 

Unb  nun  trennt  um  bie  grdf Itc^e  gtut !    t)u  liigft  nur 
ben  ^immel, 
SBeQe!  bein  ^errli^eg  23tau  ijt  mir  bie  garbe  ber 

9lQe0  rii^rte  ftc^  f(^on>  ba  tarn  ein  ^nabe  gelaufen 
2tn  mein  »dterli^  ^aug,  ricf  mic^  jum  ©tranbe  ^in* 
ah: 
®(!^on  er^ebt  ftc^  bag  ©eget,  ee  flattert  im  SCinbe,  fo   5 
fprac^  er; 
Unb  geli^tet,  mit  ^raft,  trennt  fti^  ber  Slnfer  »om 
®anb ; 
^omm,  %Ux\i,  0  !omm !    X)a  briidte  ber  n?acfere  33ater, 
aBiirbig   bie   fcgnenbe    §anb  mir  auf  bag  lodige 
§aupt ; 
Oorglic^  rei^te  bie  ^ntkx  ein  nac^bereiteteg  5?unbel; 

®Iii(fti(^  Ui)xc  juriicf!  riefen  fie,  gliidlid)  unb  rei^!    10 
Unb  fo  fprang  ic^  ^inweg,  bag  5BiinbeIc^en  unter  bent 
2lrme, 
Sin  ber  ?0?auer  ^inab,  fanb  an  ber  Sl^iire  bic^  )le|>n 
Deineg   ®artene.      V\i    ld(^eltc|l    mir    unb  fagtejlt 
Sllerig ! 
®inb  bie  Sdrmenben  bort  beine  ©efeflcn  ber  ^^aiixfi 
grcmbe  ^iil^en  befuc^cft  Du  nun,  unb  fi)ftU(^e  SBaren     15 
^anbclft  bu  ein,  unb  ®ct>mu(i  reic^en  ^JJatronen  ber 
©tabt. 
5lber  bringe  mir  auc^  ein  leicfjteg  ^ettc^en !  ic^  h)itl  eg 
Danfbar  ja^Ien;   fo  oft  ^ab'  i^  bie   3ierbe  gc 
ttJiinf^t ! 
®te^en  wax  id)  gebtieben,  unb  fragte,  nac^  2Beife  beg 
^aufmanng 
(£r|l  nac^  iJorm  unb  @ett)ic^t  beiner  SejleDung  ge-'  20 
nau. 
®ar  befi^eiben  ertt)og|l  bu  ben  3)reig !  ba  bItcJt'  ic^  in- 
bejfen 
9tac^  bem  Jpalfe,  beg  <®c^murfg  unferer  ^onigtn  mxt. 


Jllcjts  unb  Dora.  W 

^eftiger  tfinte  som  ©d^iff  bag  ©efc^rei;  ba  fagtcjl  bu 
freunblic^ : 
«Rimm  mi  bem  ©arten  ru>6)  etnige  griic^te  mit  bir  I 
giimm  bie  retffien  Drangen,  bie  weifen  geigen;  ba« 
?!Jteer  bringt 
^eine  ^5ru(^te,  fie  bringt  ieglii^es  Sanb  ttic^t  ^ercor, 
5  Unb  fo  trat  i^  (>ereitt.    I)u  brac^jl  nun  bie  gru(^tc 
gef(|dftig, 
Unb  bie  golbene  Saji  jog  bag  gefc^iirjte  ®e»anb. 
Dftcrg  bat  ic^;  t$  fei  nun  genug;  unb  immer  no^  eine 
<S(^5nere  ^ruc^t  pel  bir,  leife  berii|rt,  in  bie  Jpanb. 
®nbli(^  famjl  bu  jur  Saube  ^inanj  ba  fanb  [i6^  ein 
^orbc^en, 
lo     Unb  bie  5D?j?rte  bog  btii^enb  [i6^  uber  una  ^in. 
®^n>eigenb  begannefl  bu  nun  gefc^icft  bie  grii^te  ju 
orbnen: 
®rfi  bie  Drange,  bie  fc^wer  ru^t,  afe  ein  golbener  Sail, 
3)ann  bie  roeic^H^e  geige,  bie  ieber  ©rucf  fc^on  entjtel* 
let; 
Unb  mit  ^'^xtt  beberft  ft>arb  unb  gejiert  ba«  ©e- 
f(^enf. 
15  Stber  i^  ^ob  ee  nid^t  auf;  ic^  jlanb.    SBir  fa^cn  ein" 
anber 
3n  bie  Slugen,  unb  mir  n)arb  »or  bem  Sluge  fo  triib. 
Deinen  Sufen  fii^lt'  ic^  an  metnem !    Den  ^errli^en 
9?aden, 
3^n  umfd^Iang  nun  mein  Slrm;  taufenbmal  fiift' 
i^  ben  ^at6. 
?Wir  fan!  iiber  bie  ©gutter  bein  ^aupt;  nun  fniipften 
auc^  beine 
20     2iebU(|en  2trme  bae  Sanb  um  ben  Segtiirften  ^erum. 
SCmorg  ^dnbe  fii^It'  ic^:  er  briictt'  une  gen?altig  jU' 
fammen, 
Unb  aui  ^eiterer  2uft  bonnert'  ee  breimalj  ba  flof 


60  (Soettte. 

i&auftg  bic  Z^xant  »om  ^ug'  mir  f^exab,  bu  tveintefl, 
id^  tpeinte, 
Unb  »or  jammer  unb  ®IM  f*ien  une  bie  9BeU  ju 
Derge^n. 
Smmer  ^eftiger  ricf  eg  am  ©tranb;  ba  i»oKten  bie 
gufe 
?Olid^  nic^t  tragen,  i^  rief:  !iDora!  unb  biji  bu  nic^t 
mein? 
®»{g!  fagteft  bu  leife.    Da  fi^tenen  unfere  a;^ranen       5 

SBte  burc^  gottli^e  Suft,  leife  »om  9tuge  ge^aud^t. 
9ld^er  rief  eS:  Slleyig  !    Da  Micfte  ber  fu^enbe  ^nabe 
Durc^  bie  a;^iire  herein.      SBie  er  bag  ^orb^en 
em^flng! 
SBie  er  mic^  trieb!    SBie  \(i)  bir  bie  ^anb  noc^  brii(fte ! 
—  3u®(^iffe 
SBie  ic^  gefommen  ?    ^d)  mi%  ba^  ic^  ein  Srunf ener  lo 
f(^ien. 
Unb  fo  ^ietten  mic^  auc^  bie  ©efetlen,  f^onten  ben 
^ranfen; 
Unb  fc^on  becfte  ber  J&aui^  triiber  ffintfernung  bie 
®tabt. 
Cn>ig!  Dora,  lifpeltejl  bu;  mir  ^d^oM  e«  im  D^re 
?Wit  bem  Donner  bee  ^tui !    ®tanb  fte  bo^  neben 
bem  a:^rott, 
@eine   S^o^ter,  bie  ©bttin  ber  Siebe;    bie  ©rajienis 
jianben 
S^r  jur  ©eiten !    @r  ift  gijtterbefra^igt,  ber  93unb ! 
D,  fo  eile  benn,  <S^iff,  mit  aQen  giinjtigcn  SBinben ! 

(Strebe,  mad^tiger  ^iel,  trenne  bie  fc^dumcnbe  iflut! 
fringe  bem  fremben  ^afen  mid^  }u,  bamit  mir  ber 
@oIbf(i^mieb 
3n  ber  SBerfflatt  gkit^  orbne  ia&  ^immtifc^e  95fanb.  20 
Saljrlic^  !  jur  ^ette  foK  bae  ^ettc^en  tcerben,  0  Dora ! 
9leunmal  umgebe  fte  bir  lo^er  getounben,  ben  .^ate ! 


2llcjts  unb  Vora.  61 

Werner  f(!^aff'  ic^  noc^  <B<ijmvid,  ben  mannigfalttgflen; 
golbne 
©Jjangen  fotten  bir  auc^  retd^Iid^  serjieren  bie  ^anb ! 
■Da   wetteifre    fRnhxn   unb    ©maragb,    ber   tiebtt^e 

©telle  bem  ^jjactnt^  ^(f^  gegeniiber,  unb  ®oIb 
5  J&alte  iai  ®bclgeilein  in  ft^oner  SSerbinbung  jufantmen! 
D,  tt)ie  ben  Srdutigam  freut  etnjig  ju  fc^miicfen  bie 
Sraut! 
©e^'  id|  3)er(en,  fo  benf  i(i^  an  bic^;  bei  ieglid^em 
Slinge 
^ommt  mir  ber  Idnglici^en  ^anb  f^ones  Oebitb'  in 
ben  ©inn. 
aaufc^en  t»itt  \6^  unb  faufen;  bu  fottji  bag  ©c^onjle 
con  aflcm 
lo     SBd^Ien;  ic^  wibntetc  gem  afle  bie  Sabung  nur  bir. 
Dod^  nic^t  ©c^murf  unb  3un?elen  aflein  oerfc^afj^  bein 
©eliebter; 
Sae  ein  Hu^Iic^eg  SBeib  freuet,  bae  bringt  er  bir 
oud^. 
geine  hJoCene  "Derfen  mit  9)ur})urfdumen,  ein  Sager 
3u  bereiten,  bae  un«  traulid^  unb  ttjei^Uc^  em^)fdngtj 
15  ^i>ftli(i^er  Seinttjanb  ©titde.     Du  ft^efi  unb  nd^cfl  unb 
Ileibejl 
!Wi^  unb  bi^  unb  avi(f)  m^l  ein  Drittee  barein. 
Sitber  ber  ^offnung,  tdufc^et  mein  ^erj!     D  mdfiget, 
©ijtter, 
Diefen  gewattigen  Sranb,  ber  mir  ben  8ttfm  bur^- 
tobt! 
Slber   au(^  fte  »erlang'  ic^  juriitf,  bte  f(i^merjtt(^e 
greube, 
*o     SBenn  bie  ©orge  ft^  fait,  grdf ti^  gekffen,  nttr  na^t 
9li^t  ber  (£rinn)?en  %adil,  bae  ^Betten  ber  ^i^Cif^en 
|iunbe 


63  (Soettjc. 

<B^xtdt  ben  SCerbrec^er  fo  in  ber  35erjtt)ciflung  ©e* 
Ptb, 
Site  bag  gekffne  ©efpenji  mic^  fc^rcdt,  hai  bie  <©c^onc 
»on  fern  mir 
Beiget:  bie  3;^ure  fic^t  mirftic^  bee  ©artene  no(|  auf ! 
Unb  ein  anberer  fommt!    ^ixx  i^n  aud^  fatten  bie 
griic^te! 
Unb  bie  ^eige  gen?d^rt  jidrfenben  ^onig  and)  i^m !     5 
gorft  fie  auc^  i^n  na^  ber  Saube?  unb  folgt  cr?    D, 
ma(^t  mic^,  i^r  ©otter, 
Slinb,  »errcif^et  bag  23ilb  jeber  Srinnrung  in  mir ! 
3a,  ein  5Kdbc^en  ift  fte !  unb  bie  fic^  gefi^njinbe  bem 
einen 
(Diebt,  fte  febret  fi^  au(^  fc^nefl  ju  bem  anbern 
berum. 
Sad^e   nic^t   biegmal,    ^tui,    ber    frec^    gebrod^enen  lo 
®d)n?iire ! 
"Donnere  fii^redlic^er !    3;riff! — ^atte  bie  SIi|e  ju* 
xMl 
®enbe  bie  f(^n?an!enben  5BoI!en  mir  nai)l    3m  ndd^t=« 
lichen  Duntel 
3;rcffe  bein  leuc^tenber  23Ii^  biefen  ungliicfli^en  'IRajl! 
©treue  bie  ^^lanfen  umber,  unb  gieb  ber  tobenben  2Beflc 
X'iefe  Saren,  unb  mid)  gieb  ben  Delpbinen  jum  15 
9iaub!— 
giun,  ibr  9)tufen,  genug!    23crgebeng  llrebt  ibr  ju  fc^it- 
bem, 
aCie  fi^  Sammer  unb  ®lu(f  wec^feln  in  Uebcnber 
23ru)l. 
^eilen  fijnnet  bie  Sunben  ibr  nic^t,  bie  9lmor  gefd^Ia* 
gen; 
SIber  ginberung  fommt  einjig,  i^r  @uten,  son  euc^. 


Der  ^auberletirling.  63 


Jpat  ber  alte  ^erenmet|ler 
®i^  bed)  einmal  Jt)t\qbe(5eben! 
Unb  nun  follen  feme  ©eifter 
2lud^  md)  mcincm  SBiflcn  Ieben.> 
5  ®eine  SBcrt'  unb  SBcrte 

9!JJerft'  ic^,  unb  ben  3?rauc^, 
Unb  mit  ©eiftesftdrfe 
3;^u'  i(^  2Bunber  auc^. 

SBafle !  waCe 
lo  5!Jiand)e  ©trecfe, 

X)ap,  5um  Bn'ede, 
2Baffer  ptepe, 

Unb  mit  reic^em  scflem  ©c^mafle 
3u  bent  23abe  ftc^  ergie^e. 

15  Unb  nun  fomm,  bu  alter  23efen! 

9?imm  bie  fc^tcc^ten  Sumpenbutten; 

Sift  fc^on  tange  ^nec^t  gewefen; 

9tun  erfuCc  meinen  SBitten! 

5(uf  jn?ei  53einen  ftet)e, 
2o  C)ben  fei  em  ^opf, 

@ile  nun  unb  ge^e 

5nit  bem  SBaflTcrtopf  I 

SQ3afle!  n^aCe 
5Kanc^e  >2trccfe, 
25  Dcip,  jum  3n>etfe> 

2BaJTcr  pie^e, 

Unf  mit  rei^em  ooQem  ©d^maCe 
3u  bem  i^abc  ftc^  crgiej^'c 


84  (Soctlje. 

®c^t,  er  Iduft  jum  Ufcr  nicbcr; 
SCa^rlid^ !  ift  fd)on  an  bent  glujfe, 
Unb  ntU  SBU^cgfci^nctle  roicber 
3)1  er  ^ier  mit  raf(^em  Ouffe. 
©c^on  jum  jroeitenmale !  5 

SBiebag  Secfen  fc^wiflt ! 
aCie  ft^  jebc  Senate 
SBott  mit  SBaflTer  fiiflt! 

(Ste^e!  fte^e! 
Denn  n?ir  ^aben  10 

Detner  ©aben 
SBoflgcmeiJen !  — 
Stc^,  ic^  merf '  eg !  3Dc^e !  2Be^e ! 
^ab'  id^  boc^  bag  SBort  ijergejfen! 

Slc^  bae  Sort,  rtjorauf  am  ©nbe  15 

®r  bae  ttjirb,  wai  er  getsefen. 
2ld),  er  tduft  unb  bringt  bebenbel 
SBdril  bu  bo^  ber  a(te  33efen! 
Smmer  neue  ©iifje 

93ringt  er  fc^nett  herein,  ao 

91  c^ !  unb  ^unbert  gluffe 
(Stiirjen  auf  mid^  ein. 

9lein,  nic^t  Idnget 
^ann  id)'g  lajfen; 
mu  ibn  faffen. 
"Cae  ill  Jilcfe ! 
5l(^,  nun  roirb  mir  immer  bdnger  I 
SBelc^c  «Kienc !  welc^e  SBIicfc! 

D,  bu  Slu^geburt  ber  ^ijfle ! 
©oC  bae  ganje  Jpau«  erfaufcn?  30 

®eb'  ic^  iiber  iebe  <Bd^t»ttLi 
Vod)  fc^on  SBafferftromc  Iaufen» 


as 


Der  gaubcrlcbrltng.  65 

gin  »errucf)t€r  5Bcfcn, 
Der  ni^t  ^oren  mH ! 
(®tocf,  ber  bu  geirefen, 
®te^  fcO(^  Wicber  |lifl ! 

5  2Bia[t'6  am  Snbe 

®ar  ni^t  lalJen  ? 

SBia  bi(i  faffen, 

acta  bic^  batten, 

Unb  tai  atte  ^otj  be^enbe 
lo  ?KU  bem  fc^arfen  23ei(e  fpalkr 

®e^t,  ba  fommt  er  fc^Ieppenb  ttJteber ! 
3Bie  t(^  mic^  nur  auf  bid)  n?crfe, 
@lei^,  0  ^obolb,  ticgji  bu  nieber; 
^rac^enb  trifft  bie  gtatte  Sc^drfe. 
15  aBat)rlic^ !  bra»  getroffen ! 

®e^t,  er  ijt  entjwei ! 
Unb  nun  !ann  ic^  ^offen, 
Unb  i^  atme  frci ! 


20 


2Be^e!  ttjcbe! 
23eibe  Jeile 
®te^n  in  @ile 
(Sd^on  ale  ^nec^te 
aSiJflig  fertig  in  bie  .§o^e ! 
^elft  mir,  ac^  !  i^r  ^o^en  !Kd^tc ! 

35  Unb  fie  laufen !    giaf  unb  naffer 

SBirb'e  im  ®aal  unb  auf  ben  <Stufen. 
SBelc^  entfe^Iic^ee  ©ewdff'er ! 
^err  unb  ?!)?eifter !  ^6r'  mic^  rufen !  — 
21^,  ba  fommt  ber  ^ix\ux ! 

30  ^err,  bie  9tct  ift  >^ro5  ! 

3)ie  i^  rief,  bie  ®cifter, 
2Berb'  i(^  nun  nic^t  (08. 


66  (Soctlje, 

5Befen!  Sefen! 

(Seib'g  gettjefen. 

t)enn  ale  ©eijlcr 

gtuft  eu(|  nur,  ju  fcinem  Broetfc, 

@rjt  ^eroor  bcr  alte  3[Reiiler." 

Sad  931umletn  S8unl)erf(^an. 

Lied  des  gefangnen  Grafen. 
(Sraf. 

^6)  fenn'  ein  Slumlein  3Bunbcrfc^on 
Unb  trage  barnacf)  S5crtangen; 
Sc^  moc^t'  £g  gerne  ju  fuc^en  ge^n, 
StCein  i(^  bin  gefangen. 
Die  ©c^merjen  ftnb  mtr  nic^t  gering ; 
Denn  ale  i(^  in  bcr  grei^eit  ging, 
"Da  ^att'  id^  ee  in  bcr  9id^e. 

aSon  bicfcm  ringeum  fteilen  @(^Io§ 
Saff'  id)  bie  Slugcn  f(^n?cifcn, 
Unb  fann'e  »on  ^o^cm  ^urmgef(^o§ 
!OTit  23Ii(fcn  ni(^t  ergreifcn  ; 
Unb  mx  mir'e  »or  bie  2lugcn  brd^t', 
®e  ware  SRitter  ober  ^nei^t, 
!l)cr  foQte  mein  Sirautcr  bleikn. 

Hofe. 

^^  blii^e  fd)on,  unb  ^ore  bice 
^icr  unter  bcinem  ®itter. 
!Du  mcincft  mic^,  bie  SRofe,  gcn)i§, 
Du  ebler  armer  JRittcr ! 
"Du  ^aft  gar  cinen  ^o^en  Sinn, 
(£e  ^errf^t  bie  Siumentonigin 
(5)enji^  auc^  in  bcinem  .^fr^en. 


15 


2C 


85 


15 


Das  Biiimlcin  tf  unbcrfdpon.  67 

(Sraf. 

Tein  3>ur^ur  ift  allcr  ®^ren  t»crt 
3m  griincn  Uberfleite; 
Taxcb  tcii  ?0?dbd)en  bein  begc^rt, 
2Bte  ©clb  unb  ebel  ©ef^meibe. 
Xein  ilranj  er^o^t  bag  fi^onfte  ©efic^tj 
9lttein  bu  bift  bag  23tum^en  mct)t, 
2)ae  i(^  int  StiCen  »ere^re. 

Cilte. 

•Dag  9iogIein  ^at  gar  jtoljen  Sraud^ 
Unb  ilrebet  immcr  nac^  oben; 
XcA  irirb  cin  liebcg  Siebc^en  auc^ 
T:cr  2i(ie  3icvbc  (oben. 
S35cm'e  ^erje  fd){dgt  in  treucr  23rufl 
Unb  ift  ftd)  rein,  tt?ie  i^,  ben^upt, 
Xer  ^dlt  mic^  n?o^I  am  ^oc^ften. 

(Sraf. 

3^  nenne  mitS  ^^war  fcufcfe  unb  rein, 
Unb  rein  »cn  bofen  ^cbkn; 
Tod:)  muB  id)  {)ier  gefvingen  fein, 
Unb  mu§  mid)  einfvim  qudlen. 
Xu  bin  mir  ^nnir  ein  fdjonee  53ilb 
2?cn  manc^er  Sungfrau,  rein  unb  milti: 
Xoc^  ttjei^  ic^  noc^  ttjae  Sieberg. 

Dae  mag  n?c^I  i^,  bie  «Rctfc,  fein, 
ipier  in  beg  2Bd^terg  ©arten, 
3Bie  h^iirbc  fcnft  ttx  2t(te  mein 
W\t  fc  sicl  Scrgcn  warten? 
3m  fd»cncn  itrcig  ber  33(dtter  Xrang, 
Unti  2Bob(gcrud)  bag  Scbcn  lang, 
Unb  atte  taufenb  garben. 


(Soettie. 

®raf. 

Die  g^elfe  fed  man  ni^t  t^crfc^md^n, 
®ic  i|l  beg  ©drtncre  fficnnc: 
23alb  mu^  fte  in  bent  !^t^te  ftcbn, 
5BaIb  fc^ii^t  er  fie  »or  Sonne ; 
X)oc^  tt)ae  ben  ©rafen  gliirflic^  mac^t,  5 

@^  ifi  nic^t  auggefuc^te  ^Jrac^t: 
@e  ijl  ein  ftitteg  53(um^en. 

Dcildien. 

3c^  M'  »erborgen  unb  9ebit(ft, 
Unb  mag  nic^t  gerne  fprec^en, 
•Doc^  h)itt  id),  iveil  ftd)'e  ebcn  f^irft,  10 

SJiein  tiefeg  (Sc^tt?eigen  brec^en. 
SJcnn  i(^  ee  bin,  bu  guter  5)?ann, 
ffiie  f(^merjt  mic^'e,  baf  ic^  ^inauf  ni^t  fann 
T)xt  atte  ©eriic^e  fenben. 

®raf. 

Dae  gute  aSeitc^en.fc^d^'  x6^  fe|)rt  j- 

@e  ifl  fo  gar  befc^eiben 
Unb  buftet  fo  fc^on;  boc^  brau^'  ic^  me^r 
3n  meinem  :^erben  geiben. 
3(^  n)ifl  eg  euc^  nur  eingefle^n: 
Sluf  biefen  biirren  ^^elfen^obn 
Sjt'^  £ieb;^en  nid)t  ju  ftnben. 

Doc^  n?anbelt  unten  an  bem  3?ac^ 
Dae  treufte  2Beib  ber  @rbe 
Unb  feufjet  leife  manc^ee  21^, 
5Bie  ic^  eriofet  tt>erbe.  2. 

SBenn  fte  ein  blaueg  Sliimc^en  bric^t, 
Unb  immer  fagt :  93ergi^'  mein  nic^t! 
®o  fii^r  id)'e  in  ber  iJfme. 


20 


Die  £icbcnbc  fd?rctbt-Dtc  ticbcnbc  abcrmals.  68 

3a,  in  ber  i^crnc  fuf)(t  ft(^  bie  ?Wa^t, 
SBenn  jann  ftc^  reblic^  (icben ; 
Xrum  bin  ic^  in  bc^  ^erfere  9ta^t 
9Iu(^  ncc^  (ebcnbig  cjebfiebcn. 
5  Unb  tt)enn  mir  fvift  ba?  ^er^e  bric^t, 

®o  rut'  i^  nuJ":  2?crgip  mein  nic^t! 
X)a  !omm'  id)  roieber  ine  Seben. 

Sonctte. 
2)ie  StefienDe  f^retbt. 

(Jin  ?Ud  sen  beincn  Sluoien  in  bie  meinen, 
lo     Sin  ^up  »cn  bcinem  Wunb  auf  meincm  ?0?unbc, 
2Ber  bason  ^at,  mi  ic^,  gett^ijfe  ^unbe, 
5Wag  bem  roag  anberg  wo^t  erfreuUc^  fc^einen  ? 

Sntfernt  t?cn  bir,  cntfrcmbet  »on  ben  9}?einen, 
giibr'  icf)  ftete  bie  ©ebanfen  in  bie  Stunbe, 
1 5     Unb  immer  trejf en  fte  auf  jene  ®tunbe, 
Die  einjige;  ba  fang'  i^  an  ^u  wcinen. 

Xie  Slferdne  trocfnet  tvieber  unt^erfe^eng: 
dx  liebt  ja,  ben!'  ic^,  ^er  in  biefe  ®tttte, 
Unb  fcttteft  bu  ni^t  in  bie  gerne  reic^en  ? 

23ernimin  ba^  Sifpetn  biefe^  Sieben^efceng; 
^°     ^dn  einjig  ©lucf  auf  ®rben  \}\  bein  SBifle, 
X)ein  freunblid^er  ju  mir ;  gieb  mir  ein  B^'^^fn ! 

Sie  Siebentic  abermald. 

2Barum  ic^  n?ieber  jum  9>^i^'.cr  mic^  menbe  ? 
Ta?  mu^t  bu,  ?iebfter,  io  beftimmt  nicf^t  fragen: 
Xcnn  eigcntlic^  bab'  ic^  bir  nicbt?  ^u  fagen; 
25     Xccf)  tcmmf  6  jule^t  in  beine  liebcn  Jpdn^c. 

2Cci(  id)  nid)t  fcmmcn  fann,  fctt  ma^  i^  fenbe 
Wein  ungeteiltee  Jper^  biniiber  tragen 
^IJJit  2Bintncn,  ^offnungcn,  Snt^ucfen,  »l.Magcn: 
Dae  otte?  ^at  nic^t  ^nfang,  ^at  nic^t  Snbe, 


70  (Soctt^c. 

S^  mag  »om  ^eut'gcn  Jag  bir  nt^tg  »ertraucn, 
SBic  ft^  im  Sinnen,  S>unfc^cn,  SBdbncn,  SBollen 
!Wem  treucg  ^erj  ju  Mr  ^iniiber  irenbet: 

®D  jlanb  i(J^  cinjl  »cr  bir,  bi^  anjufi^auen 
Unb  fagte  ni^te.    SBa^  ^dtt'  id^  fagcn  fotten  ?  5 

?0?em  ganjee  Sefen  ivar  in  fi^  sjoUenbet. 

<Ste  fann  nt(^t  enlien. 

aSenn  id)  nun  glci(^  bae  n^eife  3?(att  bir  fc^icfte, 
5(ni"tatt  bai  i(^'6  mit  ^cttern  erft  befc^reibe, 
5lu?fiilltc[t  bu'^  »iellcic^t  jum  Bcifi^crtrei^e 
Unb  fenbeteiVe  an  mid),  bie  ^od)bcg(iicfte.  lo 

9Benn  ic^  ben  blaucn  Umft^Iag  bann  crblidte; 
g^cugierig  fc^nctt,  nne  eg  gcjiemt  bem  2Beibe, 
9ii|T'  ic^  ibn  auf,  bap  nic^ts  pcrborgcn  bleibe^ 
Za  Ids'  i^  jvag  mic^  miinblid)  fcnft  entjiidtet 

Sieb  ^inb!  ^nn  artig  ^crs!    Wlm  einjig  ffiefen'  15 
9Bie  bu  fo  freunbUd)  meine  Scbnfuc^t  ftiHteit 
?!}Jit  fii^'em  Sort  unb  mic^  fo  ganj  s^ernjo^ntefl. 

®ogar  bein  Sifpetn  gtaubf  ic^  auc^  ju  Icfen, 
35}cmit  bu  liebenfc  meine  Seek  fiiflteft 
Unb  mi^  auf  cn?ig  »or  mir  felbft  »erfd)Otttejt.  20 

©efunticn. 

Sc^  ging  im  2BaIbe 
®o  fiir  mic^  bin, 
Unb  ni^ts  ^u  fuc!^ett 
X)ae  wax  mein  Sinn. 

3m  ©c^vitten  fab  ic^  25 

Sin  'i^Iiimc^en  ftcbn, 
2Bie  Sterne  leuc^tenb, 
9Bie  Siuglein  f(^on. 


21us  bcm  „ir)cft=®ftlid?cn  Btoan." 

3c^  tccUV  c6  brc^en, 
5)a  fagt'  eg  fein: 
(SoQ  i(^  jum  Selfcn 
®ebrc(^en  fein? 

5  3d)  grub'g  mit  alien 

Den  Siirjlein  aue, 
3um  ©arten  trug  i(^'« 
2tm  ^iibf^en  ^aue. 

Unb  pflanjt'  a  trieber 
lo  9lm  jiiacnDrt; 

5fiun  jn?etgt  ee  Immer 
Unb  blu^t  fo  fort. 

tu8  Ucm  „aBefl»CifiUi^cn  ^ition." 

(Cefebudi.) 

Sunberlic^jleg  33uc^  ber  Siid^er 

3ft  bag  Suc!^  ber  Siek; 
15  9lufnter!fam  ^ab'  xdf'i  gelefen: 

2Benig  flatter  f^reuben, 

®anje  .ipefte  Seiben; 

@tnen  3lbf^nitt  ma^t  bie  3;rennung. 

SBieberfe^n!  etn  ftein  ^apitcl, 
20  gragmentarifc^.    Sdnbe  ^ummerg 

^\t  Srftdrungen  ocrldngert, 

(Snblog,  o^ne  hla^. 

D  9iifami !  —  Do(^  am  @nbe 

^ajl  ben  rec^ten  2Bcg  gefunben; 

UnauflogU^ee  mx  loft  eg? 

Siebenbe  ftc^  wieberftnbenb. 

*  * 

* 

5Wi^  nadi--  unb  umjubilben,  mif  jubilben 
g?crfuc^tcn  fie  fctt  ootten  fiinfjig  3vi^ren  ; 
3(^  bdc^te  boc^,  ba  tonntell  bu  crfa^ren 
30         2Bag  an  vix  fei  in  aSaterlanbg^SepIbcn. 
X)u  ^afl  getoQt  ju  beiner  3«tt  mit  wilben 


25 


<5octljc. 

Xamcnifd)  genialen  jungen  ®c^aren, 

Dann  fa^te  fc^Ioffej^  bu  son  Sa^r  ju  Sta^ren 

IDic^  nd^er  an  bie  SBeifen,  @ottIic^'3!}itU>en. 

*  * 
* 

SBie  etttjag  fei  Iciest, 
SBeip  ber  ee  erfunben  unb  ber  eg  erretd^t.  5 

* 
3enn  ber  fc^trer  ©ebriirfte  flagt: 
^iilfe,  ^offnung  fei  oerfagt, 
^leibet  ^eilfam  fort  unb  fort 

Smmer  no^  ein  freunblic^  SSort. 

*  * 

@uteg  t{)u'  rein  am  beg  ©uten  Siebe .'  10 

Dag  iiberliefre  beinem  33(ut; 
Unb  h?enn'g  ben  ^inbern  nictjt  oerbliebe, 

Den  ®nfeln  fommt  eg  bo(^  ju  gut\ 

*  * 
* 

Sinen  Jpelben  mit  ?uji  preifen  unb  nennen 
2Birb  ieber,  ber  felbjt  alg  tii^ner  ftritt.  15 

Deg  5D?enfc^en  Sert  fann  niemanb  erfennjn 

Der  ni^t  felb|l  ^i|e  unb  ^dlte  litt. 

*  * 
* 

2Cag  tt5ittjt  bu  unterfuc^en, 
aBo^in  bie  «WiIbe  flie^t ! 
3ng  2Baffer  n^irf  beine  ^uc!^en  I  20 

aCer  h>ei^,  nter  fte  genie^t. 

^rit^Iing  uber'S  ^a^t. 

Dag  23eet  fc^on  loifert 
®id)'g  in  bie  Jpo^, 
Da  n^anfcn  ®lbrfcf)cn 

<Bo  wei^  n)ie  @(^nec ;  35 

Safran  cntfaltet 
®en>a(t'gc  @Iut, 
®maragben  feimt  e« 


^Jriiljling  iibcr's  3^1?^.  73 

Unb  feimt  tvie  5?Iut. 
^Jrimeln  ilotjieren 
©0  nafeivcie, 

5  aJeriledt  mit  glei^; 

fBa^  auc^  nod)  afie« 
Da  rcgt  unb  n)ebt, 
©enug,  ber  gru{)Iin3 
®r  h)irft  unb  lel>t. 

to  Do(^  was  im  ©arten 

Sim  vetd)ften  blii^t, 

SDas  ifl  bee  Sicbc^ens 

SieMic^  ©emiit. 

2)a  gliifien  SUrfe 
15  ?Wir  immcrfort, 

©rregenb  Cieb^en, 

©rkiternb  2Bort. 

@in  tmmer  oifcn, 

(£in  Sliiten^erj, 
20  Snt  ©rnfle  frcunblic^ 

Unb  rein  im  Sd)crj. 

SBenn  fRof  unb  Sitte 

Der  ©ommer  brtngt, 

@r  boc^  tjergebcn^ 
25  50lit  2ieb(|en  ringt. 

SBeite  ffielt  unb  breitee  ?cben, 
Sanger  S^^re  ret^Uc^  ®treben, 
®tet?  gcforfc^t  unb  jlctg  gegriinbet, 
9?ie  gefc^Ioifen,  oft  geriinbet, 
30  2tltc|tc3  beiDabrt  mit  a;reue, 

greunbli^  aufgefa^te^s  9?eue, 
^citcrn  Sinn  unb  reine  3n'erft-': 
giun!  man  fommt  n?obl  eine  Strede. 


74  SdpiOer. 

93efleif}erunD. 

f^affejt  bu  bie  SJJufe  nur  beim  Bipfe^/ 
Jpa)!  bu  trenig  nur  gct^an ; 
©cift  unb  ^un|l  auf  i^rem  ^oc^ften  ©ipfel 
5Kuten  afle  SJJenfc^m  an. 

ScbiUer, 

®(^tt)er  unb  bunH)ftg,  5 

@ine  SBettewolfe, 
J)ur^  bie  griine  @bne  fc^wanft  ber  ^dxfd^. 

3um  ttjilben  eifernen  SBurfelfpiel 
©tredt  ftc^  unabfe^Uc^  ba«  ©efilbe. 

331icfe  frie(^en  nieberwdrte,  lo 

5tn  bie  Slippen  pcc^t  bae  SJidnner^erj, 
58oriiber  an  ^o^Ien  Sotengeft^tern 
gtieberjagt  bie  gront  ber  Wajor: 
^alt! 
Unb  JRegimenter  fejfelt  H^  |larre  .^ommanbo.        15 

Sautloe  )le^t  bie  ^Jront. 

^Jrdc^tig  im  glii^enben  ?OIorgenrot 

SDae  bli^t  bort()er  »om  ©ebirge? 

(ae^t  i^r  bee  geinbeg  ^^abnen  me^n? 

SBir  fe^n  beg  geinbee  gabnen  we^n,  20 

®ott  mit  euc^,  aBeib  unb  ^inber! 

Sujtig  !  bort  i^r  ben  ®efang? 

SErommetoirbel,  3)feifenf(ang 

©c^mettert  burc^  bie  ©Ueber; 

SBie  brauft  ee  fort  im  fc^onen,  wilben  3:a!t!  25 

Unb  brauft  burc^  5>Jarf  unb  23ein. 

®ott  befoblen,  23riiber! 

3n  einer  anbern  3CeU  tt>ieber/ 


Die  5cl?IacI?t.  75 

(S(^on  peugt  eg  fort  tvie  aBetterleuc^t, 
Dumpf  briittt  ber  X)enner  fc^on  bort, 
Xie  SBimper  jucft,  bier  frad)t  er  taut, 
Die  gofung  brauft  oon  §eer  ju  §eer  — 
5  Sa^  braufen  in  @otte6  5'tamen  fort, 
greier  f(^on  atmet  bie  23ruft. 

Der  Zob  ill  \oi — fcbon  ivogt  ftc^  ber  ^ampf, 
Sifern  im  njolti(^ten  *3)ul»erbampf, 
(Sifern  fatten  bie  SBiirfet. 

io^)Jab  umarmen  tk  ^eere  fic^; 

gcrtig  !  f)euU'e  »on  ^J'loton  ju  ^'lotott; 

Sluf  bie  ^niee  geworfen 

gcurn  bie  aSorbcrn,  »ie(e  fteben  nic^t  me^r  auf, 

Siiden  reipt  bie  jlreifenbe  5?artdtfct)e, 
15  Stuf  23crmann>J  Stumpfe  fpringt  ber  §intcrmann, 

33ern^iiftung  ndjti  unD  linfg  unb  urn  unb  um, 

2?ataittone  niebernjdijt  ber  Sob. 

Die  ©onne  Iof(^t  au6 — ^ei^  brennt  bie  ®c^(ac^t, 
©c^warj  brittet  auf  bem  Jpeer  bie  5ia^t  — 
20     ®ott  befoblen,  Sriiber ! 

3n  einer  anbern  5BeIt  wieber ! 

^oc^  fpri^t  an  ben  Bladen  bag  23Iut, 

i!ebente  n^e^feln  mit  3:oten,  ber  guf 

®trau(^e(t  iiber  ben  Seic^namen. 
25„llnb    au(^  bu,   |5ranj?"  —  „®rii^e   mcin    ?ottd)en, 
j^reunb !" 

SBilber  immer  n^iitet  ber  Strcit. 

„®riipen  reitt  ic^"  — ©ott!  ^vimeraben,  fe^it! 

Winter  ung  h?ie  bie  ^\:rtdtffl)e  fpringt !  — 

„®riipen  nntt  ic^  bcin  i^ottd)cn,  <5reunb ! 
3o®c^Iummre  fanft!  wo  fie  ^ugclfaat 

Jltcgnct,  ftiirj'  ic^  33erlaijner  binein,'< 


76  Sd?trfer. 

Jpte{)er,  bcrt^in  fd)Jrv'inft  bic  ®d^(ac^t, 
ginjlrer  briitet  auf  bent  ^eer  bie  5Ra(|t  — 
®ott  bcfo^lcn.  23ruber ! 
3n  ciner  anbern  SBelt  trieber ! 

^orc^ !  was  jlrampft  im  ©atop))  Dorbet?         5 

IDie  5tbiutantcn  fliegen, 
1)ragoner  rajfeln  in  ben  gcinb, 

Unb  feme  Donner  ru^en, 

SBiftoria,  ^Briibcr ! 
©c^rccfen  rcijjt  bie  fcigen  ®Iicber!  10 

Unb  feine  ga^ne  ftnft. — 

©ntfc^iebcn  ifi  bie  fc^arfe  ®^(ac^t, 
X)er  Za^  hMt  ftcgenb  burc^  bic  9Iac^t ! 
^or^ !  3;rommeIh)irbel,  9?feifenflang 
©timmen  fc^on  Slriumpbgef^ing  !  15 

Sebt  ttJO^l,  i^r  gebiiebenen  23rut)er ! 
3n  einer  anbern  SBelt  njieber 


2>lc  ^bffllc. 

(So  n^iOfl  bu  treutoe  s>on  mix  fc^eiben 
5J?it  beinen  bolben  3Jt)anta[ien, 
?!)?it  beinen  ®^mcrjen,  beinen  ^reuben,         20 
!Wit  aflcn  unerbittli^  fiie^n? 
,^ann  nii^tg  bid),  glitbeni'f/  S5ertt>eiUn, 
D  meine^  Sebeng  golbne  3fit? 
S?crgebcniJ !  beinc  SBellcn  citen 
^^inab  ine  ^eev  ber  ©ivigfeit,  25 

®rtofcf)cn  ftnb  bic  ^eitcrn  Senncn, 
I^ic  meincr  ^ugenb  9^fab  cr^eCt; 
!i;;ie  Sbcde  ftnb  jerronncn, 
!Die  einjl  ba^  trunfne  ^crj  gcfc^n^cfir; 


dx  \]\  ba^in,  ber  fiipc  OJlaubc 
2ln  SBcfen,  bic  mein  Iiaum  gebar, 
Xer  rau^en  9Birf(icl)feit  jum  SRaube, 
fSiai  cinft  fo  fc^on,  fo  gottUc^  wax. 

2Bie  etnft  mit  fle^enbem  SSertangen 
^ogmalion  ben  Stein  umf(^(cp, 
23i6  in  tieg  !QJarmorg  falte  SBangcn 
(Smpfinbung  glii^enb  ft^  ergo^', 
So  f^tang  i^  mi^  mit  Siebeearmen 
Um  bie  9?atur  mit  Sugenbluft, 
Si^  fie  ju  atmen,  ju  erroarmen 
Segann  an  meiner  I^i^terbru)!, 

Unb,  teilenb  meine  ^lammcntrtebe, 
Xk  Stumme  eine  Sprac^e  fanb, 
SDtir  ttjiebergab  ben  ^u§  ber  Siebe 
Unb  meined  ^erjene  ^(ang  »cr)lanb. 
Da  lebte  mir  ber  23aum,  bie  JRofe, 
SO?ir  fang  ber  DueHen  Silberfatt, 
di  fiibtte  fe(bil  ba^  Seelenlofe 
20  23on  meiner  Seben^  2Bieber^aQ. 

di  bebnte  mit  aQmdd)t'gem  ©trcben 
X)ie  enge  Srujt  ein  freifenb  21  tt, 
^erauejutretcn  in  bag  Seben 
3n  3;bat  unb  SBort,  in  33i(b  unb  ©c^all. 
25  SBie  grcf  wax  biefe  2BeIt  ge|laltet, 

®o  tang  bie  ^nofpe  fte  no(^  barg; 
aSie  wenig,  a^!  bat  (^  entfaltet, 
!£)ie6  SBenige,  n?ie  ftein  unb  farg! 

2Bic  fprang,  son  fii^nem  SKut  befliigeU, 
30  Segliliit  in  fcinc6  3:raumcg  S?abn, 

23on  fciner  Serge  noc^  gejiigelt, 
Der  Siingling  in  bee  Sebene  33abn! 


15 


J 


78  Sc^tQer. 

58ie  an  be«  ^t^cre  bleic^jte  ®tcrne 
@rt?ob  i^n  ber  (Jntiviirfe  glug ; 
g^i^te  tt»ar  fo  bo(^  unb  nic^tg  fo  feme, 
SBc^in  i^r  f^lwgel  i^n  "ic^t  trug. 

SBie  (eic^t  jrarb  er  ba^in  getragcn,  5 

SBag  i»ar  bcm  ©liidUc^en  ju  fc^irer ! 
SBie  tanjte  »or  bee  2eben«  SBagen 
1)ie  luftigc  Scgteitung  l^er ! 
Die  2iebe  mit  bem  jiifen  ?i)^ne, 
"Dag  ®Iu(f  mit  feinem  golbnen  ^ranj,  10 

■JDcr  9iu^m  mit  fcincr  Sternenfrpne, 
Die  SBa^r^eit  in  ber  ®onne  ®Ianj! 

Doc^,  a^\  fc^on  auf  bee  SBeges  5flittc 
SSerloren  bie  SBegleiter  ft^, 
<aie  wanbten  treuloe  ibre  (S(^ritte,  ,5 

Unb  einer  na6^  bem  anbern  tt)i^. 
Seic^tfiifig  mar  bae  ©liitf  entpogen, 
Dc«  SBiffeng  Durft  blieb  ungeilittt, 
De6  3>^ciffl^  Pi^f^re  SBetter  jcgen 
<2ic^  um  ber  2Babr^eit  ®onnenbi(b.  20 

3c^  fa^  bee  giubmee  beit'ge  ^rdnje 
Stuf  ber  gemeinen  ®tirn  entweibt. 
S[^,  atljufd^nefl  nac^  furjem  Senje 
(Sntflo^  bie  fc^one  Siebeejeit ! 
Unb  immer  (titter  n?arb'e  unb  immer  25 

SSerlaf ner  auf  bem  raubcn  ®teg ; 
^aum  njarf  noc^  einen  blei(i)en  ©c^immcr 
Die  ^ojfnung  auf  ben  ftnjtern  ffieg. 

SBon  att  bem  rauft^enben  ©eleitc 
Ser  barrte  liebenb  bei  mir  aue  ?  30 

3Ber  ftebt  mir  trbjtenb  noc!^  jur  ®eite 
Unb  folgt  mir  bie  jum  finftcrn  Jpau«? 


n?iirbc  bcr  ^rauen.  79 

Du,  bie  bu  atte  ffiunbcn  fjeitefl, 
Der  greunbfc^aft  (eife,  jarte  §anb, 
De^  Sebeng  23urben  (iebenb  teileft, 
X)u,  bie  i^  frii^e  fu^t'  unb  fanb. 

5  Unb  bu,  bie  gem  fic^  mit  i^r  gattet, 

2Bie  fte  ber  ®ee(e  Sturm  bef(^tt)ort, 
33efc^aftigung,  bie  nie  crmattet, 
X)ie  (angfam  fc^ajft,  bO(^  nie  jerprt, 
Die  ju  bent  ^au  ber  ®i»igfeiten 
:o  ^voax  <Sanbforn  nur  fitr  ©anbforn  reic^t, 

Dd(^  »on  ber  gro^en  @(^u(b  ber  3^iten 
5Jiinuten,  2:age,  3a()re  jlrei^t. 

SBurtie  ber  ^rauen. 

@^ret  bie  ^^rauen !  fie  flec^ten  unb  mhm 
^immlifc^e  Siofen  ing  irbif(^e  Seben, 
15  giec^ten  ber  2iebe  begliirfenbcg  23anb, 
Unb  in  ber  ©rajie  jiid)tigem  @d)(eier 
gia^ren  fie  mac^fam  iaS'  et»igc  geuer 
(Sc^oner  @efiit)te  ntit  ^eiUger  ^anb. 

@n?ig  aus  ber  SBa^r^eit  ©c^ranfen 
20  ®^it>eift  bee  Wannee  tvilbe  ^raft; 

Unjtet  treiben  bie  ©ebanfen 

2luf  bent  5)Jeer  ber  Seibenfc^aft; 

©ierig  greift  er  in  bie  ^erne, 

«Wintmer  tvirb  fein  ^er j  geftittt ; 
25  9lafi(o«  burc^  enttegne  ®terne 

Sagt  er  feinee  3;raumeg  Sitb. 

Stbcr  ntit  jauberifd)  fepnbcm  Slide 
SBinfen  bie  ^rauen  ben  ?5fiic^tling  juriide, 
SBarncnb  juritd  in  bcr  ®cgenn?art  ®pur. 
3n  ber  5JJutter  befc^eibencr  ^iitte 
®inb  fte  geblieben  ntit  fc^ambvifter  ®itte, 
2;reue  2:ijc^ter  bcr  frommcn  "iJiatur. 


30 


80  Sd?iricr. 

geinbli(^  ift  be«  5)?anne^  Strcben, 
W\t  jcrmalmenber  ©ctralt 
@e^t  ber  anlbe  burc^  bae  Seben, 
Dbne  9*iaft  unb  2lufentbalt. 
2Bag  er  fc^uf,  jerftort  er  trteber, 
?fiimmer  rubt  ber  SBiinfc^e  ®treit, 
9ttmmer,  ivie  bae  ^au^t  ber  ^^ber 
@tt)ig  fdflt  unb  fi^  crneut. 

Slber  jufriebcn  mit  ftiflerem  9lubme, 
Srec^en  bie  ^rauen  be^  Slugenbticfg  23Iume, 
9Zdbren  fte  forgfam  mit  liebenbem  gieip, 
f^reter  in  ibrem  gcbunbenen  SBirfen, 
9teid)er  aU  er  in  bee  SBiffene  33e}irfcn 
Unb  in  ber  X)id)tung  unenbUc^em  ^reie. 

©treng  unb  ftclj,  p^  felbft  geniigenb, 
^ennt  bee  Manmi  falte  23ruft, 
Jperjiid)  an  ein  §crj  ft^  f^miegenb, 
«Ric^t  ber  ?iebe  ®otterIu|t, 
Rennet  ni(^t  ben  Zaufd)  ber  ©eelen, 
giiic^t  in  a:brdnen  f^miljt  er  bin;  20 

©etbft  beg  Scbene  ^dmpfe  ftdblen 
garter  feinen  batten  ®inn. 

^bcr  n)ie,  leife  »om  3fp^'?i'  erf(^uttert, 
@(^netl  bie  dotifc^e  §arfe  erjittert, 
2tIfo  bie  fiiblenbe  @eele  ber  ^xau.  25 

3drt(i(^  gedngiligt  »om  Sitbe  ber  Duaten, 
SBattet  ber  liebenbe  Sufen,  e6  ilrablen 
9>erlenb  bie  Slugen  »on  ^immtif^cm  3;au. 

3n  ber  SWdnner  ^errfc^gebiete 
®iU  ber  ©tdrfe  tro^ig  9tc(^t;  ^q 

5!JJit  bem  ©d^roert  bcroeift  ber  ®cs^t^», 
Unb  ber  3>erfer  mirb  jum  ^ned)t. 


15 


Die  (Ecilung  hex  (ErJ>e.  81 

di  bcfc!&ben  ftd^  int  ©rimme 
Die  Segierben  »i(b  unb  ro^, 
Unb  ber  Sris  rau^e  ©timrnc 
2Ba(tet,  tuo  bie  g^arig  flo^. 

5  SIber  mit  fanft  iiberrebenber  Stttc 

gii&ren  bie  grfluen  ben  8cepter  ber  ®itte, 
Sof(^en  bie  ^tDxttxad^t,  bie  tobenb  entgtii^t, 
fie^ren  bie  ^rdfte,  bie  feinblic^  fic!^  ^affen, 
®ic^  in  ber  liebli^en  gorm  ju  umfaflfen, 
10        Unb  Dereinen,  tt>ae  et»ig  ftc^  flie^t. 

Sie  Seilnng  ber  SrHe. 

„9le^mt  ^in  bie  SBelt !"  rief  3eu«  eon  feinen  ^d^cn 
Den  !Kenf(^en  ju.    „9?e^mt,  fte  fott  euer  fein; 

Cu^  fc^enf  ic^  [\i  jum  Srb'  unb  eto'gen  Se^enj 
Do^  teilt  eu(^  briiberli(^  barein!" 

15  Da  eilt,  tt>ae  Jpdnbe  |at,  ftc^  einjuric^ten, 
(£«  regte  ftc^  gefc^dftig  jung  unb  alt. 
Der  St  Hermann  griff  nac^  bee  gelbes  f^riid^tett,    '"-'•^  >■  ^  * 
Der  Sunfer  birf^te^rc^  ben  aCalb.       ^^^ 

Der  ^aufmann  nimmt,  tvae  feine  ^S^er  foflen, 
lUI^Der  2t<?t  »»a^lt  ftc^  ^en  f^eto  girneigf in,  rfiC  «*>^'**' 
Der  ^onig  fperrt  bie  23riicfen  unb  bie  ©trafen 
Unb  fprac^:  „Der  3e^ente  iji  mein.'' 

@anj  fpdt,  nac^bem  bie  S^eilung  Idngft  gefi^e^en, 
9la^t  ber  35oet,  er  fam  au*  weiter  fjem'  j 
25  31(^,  ba  roar  iiberatl  nic^te  me^r  ju  fe^en, 
Unb  atlce  (latte  feinen  Jperm. 

„2De^  mir !  fo  foO  ic^  benn  attein  oon  aCen 

SCergeffcn  fein,  id),  bein  getreufter  ©o^n?" 
®o  Uep  er  lout  ber  ^(age  SRuf  erfc^aCen, 
30     Unb  roarf  fic^  ^in  »or  5o»ie  3;^ron. 


„2Centt  bu  im  ?anb  ber  SErdume  bic^  rjcnveilet," 
2Ser)c?.t  bcr  ®ott,  „|o  ^abrc  nid)t  mit  mir. 

28o  Jvarft  bu  benn,  ate  man  bie  SBelt  geteitet?" 
„3^  war,"  fprac^  bcr  $cet,  „bei  bir. 

„!!Wein  Stuge  ^ing  an  beincm  Slngefic^te,  5 

2ln  beinee  §immc(e  ^armcntc  metn  D^r; 

3Serjei^'  bcm  ®eifte,  ber,  wn  bcinem  1!ic^tc 
53erauf^t,  bae  3rbifd)e  »cr(or!" 

„5Bae  t^un  ?"  fpric^t  3cue.— „Xic  SCelt  ift  ttJeggcgeben, 
Der  ^erbjl,  bie  Siigb,  ber  5)?arft  ift  nic^t  me^r  mein.  10 

SBiQft  bu  in  meinem  ^immet  mit  mir  leben, 
<Bo  oft  bu  lommft,  cr  foil  bir  offen  fein." 

3n?ei  ftnb  ber  5Bcgc,  auf  rcelc^en  bcr  5Renf(^  jur  Stugenb 
cmporftrebt; 
©c^Iicpt  ftd)  bcr  einc  bir  ju,  t^ut  fic^  bcr  anbre  bir 
auf. 
^anbclnb  erringt  bcr  ©tiidli^c  ftc,  ber  Scibenbe  bulbcnb.  15 
SBo^t  i^m,  ben  fein  ©cf^icf  liebenb  auf  beibcn  gc 
fii^rt! 

Sag  Wdtt^tn  anS  Her  Srembe. 

2fn  eincm  Z^al  bei  ormen  ^irten 
@rf(^icn  mit  jcbem  jungcn  Sabr, 
(Sobalb  bie  erftcn  Ccri^cn  fc^wirrtcn, 
(Sin  ?i}tdb(^en,  fc^on  unb  ivunbcrbar.  20 

(Sic  war  nic^t  in  bcm  %tial  gcborcn, 
'JJtan  n>u§te  nicfct,  njobcr  ftc  fam, 
Unb  fc^nctt  n?ar  it)re  Spur  »er(orcn, 
©obalb  tai  ^Jidtc^cn  9tbfc^icb  na^m. 


r>ottDtafcIn.  88 

33efcligenb  war  t^re  9td6c, 
Unb  afle  ^erjen  jrurben  tvett; 
toc^  cine  SBiirbe,  cine  ^o^e 
(Sntfernte  bte  aSertrauUc^fctt. 

5  ®ie  brac^te  Slumen  mit  unb  ^riic^tc, 

©ereift  auf  ciner  anbern  ^lux, 
3n  einem  anbern  Senncnli(^te, 
Sn  einer  gludUd^ern  5tatur. 

Unb  teilte  jebem  eine  ®abe, 
lo  '£)im  grud)te,  jenem  33 lumen  aug; 

■Der  Siingling  unb  ber  @reig  am  ®tabe, 
©in  jeber  ging  bef^entt  nad)  §aue, 

SBiflfommen  n^aren  afle  ®dfte; 
1)0^  na^te  ftc^  ein  Uebenb  ^aax, 
15  Dem  retc^te  fie  ber  ®aben  befie, 

Der  23Iumen  aflerfct)onjie  bar. 

SBotibtafeln. 

Die  Dcrfdjiebene  Befltmmung. 

5Wifftonen  bef^dftigen  fi^,  bap  bie  ©attung  befle^e; 

3lber  burd)  n?cnige  oerpftanjet  bie  ^Jtenfc^^eit  ftd)  fort. 
Staufenb  ^eime  jerftreuet  ber  ^erbft,  bod^  bringet  faum 
einer 
20     griic^te ;  jam  Element  f e^ren  bie  meiilen  juriicf. 
Stber  entfaltet  fi(^  auc^  nur  einer,  einer  afiein  jlreut 
(Sine  lebenbige  ffielt  eroiger  33ilbungen  aug. 

Unterfd?ieb  ber  Stdnbe. 

2lbel  ifl  auc^  in  ber  fttttic^en  2i?elt.    ®emeine  9?aturen 
3a^(en  mit  bem,  roae  (ie  t^un,  cble  mit  bem,  tvai  fte 
fmb. 

Per  Sdilnffel. 

25  SBiUil  bu  bid^  felber  ertennen,  fo  fte^,  ttjie  bie  anbern  ef 
treiben. 


84  Sd?iIIcr, 

SBiffjl  bu  btc  anbern  oerjle^n,  blid'  in  bein  eigene* 


3nnetes  unb  jtugeres. 

„®0tt  ttur  fte^et  iai  ^erj."  —  Drum  eben,  ttjeil  ®ott 
nur  bag  ^erj  fte^t, 
®orge,  ba^  tt)ir  bo(|  au(^  etwa^  (£rtrdgli(|ee  fe^n. 

Dilettant. 

SBeit  ein  SOere  bir  gelingt  in  einer  gebilbeten  (Bpxa6^t, 
Die  fur  bic^  bic^tet  unb  benft,  gtaubjl  bu  fc^on  Di(^' 
^r  ju  fcin  ? 


L 


feinem  Somengarten, 

Dae  ^ampffpiel  ju  errcarten, 

®af  ^iJnig  ^ranj, 

Unb  urn  i^n  bie  ©rofen  ber  ^ronc, 
[Unb  ringe  auf  ^o^em  Satfone 
f  Die  Damen  in  fc^onem  ^ranj.  lo 

^  Un^tt)ie  er  n>inft  mit  bem  fjingcr, 

Sfu^^t  ftc^  ber  weite  3tt>tngcr,  J-<^^'-^^'^ 
Inb  ^inein  mit  bebdc^tigem  ©d^ritt 
Wmibm  tritt, 
(unb  rte^t  Ttc^  jlumm  ^  is 

fringe  um 
j  3Wit  langem  @dt)nen, 

Unb  fc^iittelt  bie  ?[«d^nen, 

Unb  jiredt  bie  ©Ueber, 

Unb  legt  ftc^  nieber.  ao 

_Unb  ber  ^onig  tt>inf t  h)icber, 
Da  offhet  ftc^  be^enb 
@in  jtt?eitee  Z^ox, 
Daraue  rennt 

{Kit  wilbem  (Sprunge  as 

Cin  2:iger  feersor. 


©ie  ber  ben  ?droen  erfd^aut, 
Sriillt  er  taut, 
(S^Idgt  mit  bent  ®d^n)etf 
(Kinen  furc^tbaren  JReif, 
5        finfe  rectet  bie  3unge, 
jtlnfc.tm  ^reife  fc^eu 
Altttge&t  er  ben  2eu 
/©rimmtg  fc^nurrenb; 
Drauf  jtredt  er  ft^  murrenb 
lo       ',  3ur  (Seite  nieber. 

>^Jftnb_ber  ^Jnig  ttJtnft  toteber, 
/'Da  fpeit  bas  boppelt  geoffnete  ^au8 
i  3*»ei  Seoparben  auf  einmal  au6. 
\  l)ic  jliirjen  mit  mutiger  ^ampfbegter 
«5        jSluf  baeSttgertier; 

'I)a6  padt  fte  ntit  feinen  grimmigem  Ja^en, 

UiU*.  ber  2eu  mit  ©ebriiC 

S^ic^tet  (tc^  auf,  ba  toirb'g  ftittj 

Unb^^erum  im  ^rei«, 

'^on  «»?orbfuc^t  ^eif, 

fiagern  ft^  bie  greulid^en  ^a^en. 

Va  faflt  ^on  be8  Stttan*  9lattb    ^'^^  ^'*^A 
jin  Jpanbfi^u^  »on  fci^oner  ^anb 
Jt»ifc^en  ben  ZiQtx  unb  ben  £eun 
•5        tWitten  ^inein. 

ttnbju  SRitter  ©etorges  tpottenbertweU    l-A-tw*^<AA^^-l 
Jenbet  ft(^  ^Jraulein  ^unigunb: 
[,$err  Slitter,  ijt  eure  ?ieb'  fo  ^ct§, 
Me  i^r  mir'e  fc^ttjort  ju  jeber  ®tunb', 
30        jJi,  fo  ^ebt  mir  ben  ipanbfc^u^  auf!" 

L jlnb  ber  SRitter  in  fc^neffcm  Sauf 
©teigt  ^inab  in  ben  furc^tbaren  S^'inS" 


90 


5<^iIIcr. 


1  «Wit  fejlem  (5(i^r{tte 

jUnbjiue  ber  Unge^euer  5!J?ittc 

|9limmt  er  ben  Jpanbf^u^  mit  fecfem  §tnger. 

Unbjnit  ©rjlaunen  unb  mit  ©rauen 

^cn'e  bie  SRittcr  unb  Sbelfrauen,  5 

jttnb  gelaffen  bringt  er  ben  ^anbfc^u^  jurudE. 
Da  fd^aflt  i^m  fein  ?ob  aug  jebent  9Hunbe, 
Slbcr  mit  jdrtUc^em  Siebegbliif — 
@r  »er^eift  i^m  fein  nabeg  ®Iii(f — 
©mpfangt  i^n  i5ra«t«in  ^unigunbe.  10 

Unb  er  n^irft  i^r  ben  §anbfc^ub  ing  dJeftc^tt 
„'t)en  Danf,  Dame,  bege^r'  ic^  nie^t!" 
UnfejJerld^t  fie  jur  felben  ©tunbe.  / 

2)ie  flranti^e  ttS  36^fu9. 

3um  ^ampf  ber  SBagen  unb  ©efdnge, 
Der  auf  ^orint^ue'  Sanbeeenge 
Der  ©riec^en  ©tdrnme  fro^  sereint, 
3og  3bi)!ug,  ber  ©ijtterfreunb. 
SN  fc^enfte  beg  ®efange«  ®a.hi, 
Der  Steber  fii^en  ^JJiunb  SlpoQ; 
©0  njanbert'  er  an  Iei(^tem  @tabe 
Slu6  9{^egium,  beg  ©otteg  Dott. 

(Sc^on  n?in!t  auf  ^o^em  Sergegrurfen 
9lfro!orint^  beg  SBanbrerg  23U(Jen, 
Unb  in  3)ofeibong  gic^ten^^in  -><- 

a;ritt  er  mit  frommem  ©c^auber  etn.  as 

giic^tg  regt  ft^  um  i^n  ^er;  nur  ®^n)drmc 
JBon  ^ranic^en  begleiten  i^n, 
Die  fern^in  nac^  beg  ©iibeng  2Bdrme 
3n  grautic^tem  ©efc^roaber  jie^n.  .-^^j  '*-  ^  ^''^' 

„®eib  mir  gegrii^t,  befreunbte  ©c^aren,  30 

Die  mir  jur  ©ee  SBegleiter  roaren ; 


15 


90 


Die  Kranidie  ^cs  ^t'Vfus.  87- 

3um  (^uten  ^i\6!itr\  nebm'  t*  eu(i^, 
SJiein  l!oe,  ee  tt't  oem  euren  i^lei^: 
ason  fern  ^er  tommen  n?ir  i^ejogen 
Un^  ^it^cn  urn  etn  roirtUc^  Da^. 
5         ®et  une  ber  (SJa)Ki^c  gewogen, 

X)er  »on  bent  ^^rembUng  mc^  bie  (S^mac^!*  cta'''  '^g-^ 

Unb  munter  forbert  er  bie  (Sc^ritte, 
Unb  fie^t  ftc^  in  m  SBatbe^  «J}titte; 
'I)a  fperren  auf  gebrangem  ©teg 
lo         3n>ei  WiJrber  ))Io§Uc^  feinen  3Beg. 
3um  ^ampfe  muf  er  ftc^  bereiten, 
Do^  batb  ermattet  fmft  bie  §anb, 
@ie  t)at  ber  Seier  jarte  Saiten,     ^y^^ 
Doc^  nie  beg  SBogene  ^raft  gefpannt. 

15  @r  ruft  bie  5!)?enf^en  an,  bie  ©ijtter, 

®cin  glet)en  bringt  ju  fetnem  SRetterj 

2Bie  mit  er  au^  bie  ®timme  fc^id^ 

«Ric^tg  Sebenbee  ttJtrb  {)ier  erblidt. 

,,'So  mu^  i^  bier  »erlaffen  jlerbcn, 
20         2tuf  frembem  3?oben,  unbertjeint, 

Dur^  bijfer  23uben  Jpanb  oerberben, 

2Bo  au(^  fein  0idc^er  mir  erfc^eint !" 

Unb  f(^n>er  getroffen  ftnft  er  niebcr,      .    ^^ 

■Da  raufc^t  ber  ^ranic^e  ©efteber;        ^v^^---'"^ 
25         @r  biJrt,  fc^on  !ann  er  ni^t  nte^r  fe^tt, 

Die  naben  ©timmen  furc^tbar  frd^n. 

„a3on  euc^,  ibr  ^rani^e  bort  cben, 

SBenn  feine  anbre  ©timrne  fpric^t, 

®ei  meine*  90torbeg  ^lag'  crboben !" 
30        ®r  ruft  eg,  unb  fein  Sluge  bric^t. 

X)er  nacfte  ?eic()nam  njirb  gefunben, 
Unb  balb,  obgleic^  cntj^eflt  s?on  SBunben, 


a/i-e» 


5d?iacr. 

(Krfennt  ber  (Uaftfifeunb  in  ^orint^ 

Vie  Siige,  bie  i^m  teuer  ftnb. 

^Unb  muf  id^  fo  bid^  Jvieber  finben, 

Unb  ^offte  mit  ber  %\6^tt  ^ranj 

lOti  (Sdngerg  ©c^tdfe  ju  umivinben,  ^ 

Scjlra^U  »on  fetnee  9lu^me8  Olanj!" 

Unb  jammemb  ^oren'g  afle  ©ajle, 
aSerfammett  bet  ^Jofeibone  IJefle, 
®anj  @ric(^enlanb  ergreift  ber  ©c^merj, 
SBerloren  ^at  i^n  iebeg  ^erj.  lo 

Unb  prmenb  brdngt  [x(i/  jum  ^r)?tanen 
Da6  SSoI!,  eg  forbert  feine  2But, 
3u  rd^en  beg  (Srfc^Iagnen  5J?anen, 
3u  fii^nen  mit  be*  5D?orberg  Slut. 

IDotf)  m  bie  (Spur,  bie  aue  ber  SWenge,  ,5 

I)er  936(!er  flutenbem  ©ebrdnge, 
©elodet  »on  ber  ©piele  ^rac^t, 
1)en  fc^roarjen  S^dter  fenntlic^  ma(i^t? 
©inb'g  Stduber,  bie  i^n  feig  erf^tagen  ? 
Zi^at'i  neibifc^  ein  uerborgner  geinb  ?  ^ 

9lur  ^eliog  sermag'e  ju  fdgen, 
jDer  aDee  Srbifc^e  befd^eint. 

@r  ge^t  »ietteid^t  mit  fred^em  (Sc^rltte 
Se^t  eben  burci^  ber  ©riec^en  ?0?itte, 
Unb  wd^renb  i^n  bie  JRa^e  fud^t,  1^ 

©enieft  er  feinee  gre»etg  f^rud^t. 
2luf  i^reg  eignen  Stempele  (©^tvcCc 
a:ro^t  er  sieQeid^t  ben  ©ottern,  mengt 
©id^  breifl  in  jene  5D?enf(^enh>efle, 
Die  bort  fi(^  jum  2;^eater  brdngt.  y> 

jDenn  Sanf  an  San!  gebrdnget  ft^en, 
(ii  bre^en  fafl  ber  Siibne  (Stii^en, 


Die  "Kvan'xdfe  bcs  3bvfus.  88 

^erbeigeftrSmt  »on  fern  unb  na^, 
Vex  ®rie(^en  336lfer  wartenb  ba. 
Dumpfbraufenb  toit  be«  ?D?eere«  SBogen, 
aSon  gWenfd^en  tvimmelnb  t»dd)jl  ber  Sau 
5        3n  tveiter  jietg  gefc^roeiftem  Sogen  cvyv-^itv./C, 
4^inauf  big  in  be«  Jpimmetg  Sku.  ' 

Ser  jdbtt  bie  235Ifer,  nennt  bie  9tamcn, 
Die  gafllic^  bier  iufammen  famen  V 
JBon  Sbefeuei'  ©tabt,  son  2lulie'  (©tranb, 
lo        gson  »ybocig,  Dom  8bartanertanb, 
Son  Slftene  entlegner  ^ii)le, 
Son  aflen  Snfeln  tamen  fte, 
Unb  bor(^en  »on  bent  Sc^augeriijie 
Dee  (Jboree  graufer  9Ke(obie, 

15  Der,  ftreng  unb  emft,  nad^  after  <5tttc    ^^*^ 

3Kit  tangfam  abgemej]hem  ©c^ritte 

^er»ortritt  mi  bent  ^intergrunb, 

Um»anbelnb  bee  3;beaterg  9lunb. 

®o  fc^reiten  feine  irb'fc^en  SBeiber! 
»o        Die  jeugete  fein  fterbli(^  ^aue!         ^'^'^ 

di  jieigt  bae  SRiefenmaf  ber  Setber 

^oc^  liber  SOlenfc^Uc^eg  bini"^* 

@in  f^warjer  ^OTantel  fc^tdgt  bie  Senbcji,  J'-''^'^' 
<B\t  fc^wingen  in  entfleifc^ten  ^dnben  >  k. 

35        Der  ^adel  biijterrote  ®Iut, 

3n  ibren  SBangen  fliept  fein  Slut. 

Unb  too  bie  ^aarc  lieblic^  flattern, 

Um  5J?enf(^enjtirnen  freunbli(^  tt^ebn,    '"''^ 

Da  fteb*  man  Sc^Iangen  bier  unb  giattcm 

30        Die  giftgefc^rcoUnen  ^iidu^e  bldbn. 

Unb  fc^auer(i(b,  gebrebt  im  ^reife, 
Seginntn  [i:  ^ee  ^omnue  JiBeife, 


90  Sc^tKer. 

■Der  burd^  bae  Jperj  jcrretfenb  brtngt. 
X)ie  33anbe  urn  ben  ©iinber  f^tingt. 
Seftnnungraubenb,  |erjbetprenb 
©d^atlt  ber  @rinns)en  ©efang.  ^-v 

^"^j    (£r  fc^aOt,  beg  ^orerg  5JJarf  serjc^renb,  "^"0'       5 
Unb  bulbet  nic^t  ber  iJeier  ^langj 

„3Bo^I  bem,  ber  frei  wn  ©d^ulb  unb  ge^Ie 
Setva^rt  bie  f inblic^  reine  8eek ! 
3^m  biirfen  h>ir  nic^t  rdc^enb  na^n, 
@r  tranbelt  frei  beg  Sebeng  33a^n.  10 

£)0(!^  ttje^e,  mi)i,  mx  tjerjto^Ien 
!Deg  «Korbee  fc^were  Sl^at  t5oQbra^t! 
SBir  ^eften  ung  an  feine  ©o^Ien, 
jDag  furc^tbore  ©efc^Iec^t  ber  «Ra^t. 

„Unb  glaubt  er  flie|)enb  ju  entfpringen,  15 

©epgelt  ftnb  wit  ba,  bie  @^(ingen 
3^m  njerfenb  urn  ben  fiiic^t'gen  gu^, 
Da^  er  ju  33oben  fallen  muf.  , 

©0  iagen  hjir  ibn,  obn'  (Srmatten,    '^"^  '^^'■'^ 
Serfobnen  fann  ung  feine  9ieu',     -  ^y-*--*^"    ^ 
S^n  fort  unb  fort  bis  ju  ben  (g^atten, 
Unb  geben  i^n  au^  bort  ni^t  frei." 


i.x^' 


®o  ftngenb,  tanjeu  fte  ben  SReigen,  <■  i-ff^^ 
Unb  (gtiUe,  n?te  beg  STobcg  ©c^njefgen, 
2iegt  itberm  ganjen  Jpaufe  fd^hjer,  as 

9llg  ob  bie  ©ott^eit  nabe  n)dr\ 
Unb  feierli^  nac^  alter  @itte 
Umroanbelnb  beg  2;beaterg  JRunb 
SiJlit  langfam  abgemej|hem  ©c^ritte, 
aSerf(^n?inben  fte  im  ^intergrunb.  go 

Unb  jnjifi^en  a;rug  unb  SBabrbeit  fci^toebet 
9lO(^  jhjeifelnb  jebe  Sruft  unb  bebet, 


Die  "Kranid^c  bies  31'Yfos.  91 

Uttb  '^utbiget  ber  furc^tbarn  Wac^t,    i^A>^  '^^'■^'^^ 
"Die  ri^tenb  im  25erborgnen  tvac^t, 
Die  unerforfd^Uc^,  uitergriinbet  ,         ;, 

De«  ®c^icf falg  bunfein  tnduel  flic^t,   <  ^^"^ 
h        'Dent  tiefen  ^erjen  fic^  oerfiinbet, 
Doc^  picket  oor  bent  ©onnenlic^t. 

Da  f)ort  man  auf  ben  6o(^|len  ©tufen 
9luf  etnntal  cine  (Sttmme  rufen: 
„@ie^  ba,  ftet)  ba,  2:imot:^eue, 
lo        X)ie  ^rani^e  beg  Sbi^fug!"  — 

Unb  finfter  pto^Uc^  tt)irb  ber  Jpimntel, 
Unb  iiber  bent  2:^eater  ^in 
®ie^t  man  in  f(i)tt)drjtic^tem  Oenjimmei 
(£in  ^ranic^^eer  »oritberjie^n. 

IS  „'X)ee  3bs)fu6!" — Der  teure  9iame 

9liibrt  jebe  Srujl  mit  neuem  ©rame, 

Unb  tt)ie  im  Weere  SBett'  auf  2Beir, 

©0  (duft'g  t5on  ?i}?unb  ju  5J?unbe  f(^neQ: 

„Dee  Sbi^fug?  ben  tt5ir  bemeinen? 
20         Xjen  eine  50?orber^anb  erfc^Iug  ? 

2Bag  i|Ve  mit  bem?  t»ae  fann  er  meinen? 

aCae  ijl'6  mit  biefem  ^rani^jug  ?"  — 

Unb  lauter  tmmer  wirb  bie  ^xaa^t, 

Unb  a^nenb  fliegt'6  mit  ^^(i^eefc^lage 
25         Dur^  alle  Jperjen:  „®ebet  a^t, 

■Dag  ift  ber  Sumeniben  5Ra^t ! 

Der  fromme  Dic^ter  mirb  gerod^en, 

Der  5)?orber  bietet  felbjl  fi^  bar  — 

(Jrgreift  i^n,  ber  bag  2Bort  gefpro^en, 
30        Unb  i^n,  an  ben'g  geric^tet  war  \" 

1)0  c^  bem  h)ar  faum  bag  Sort  entfa^rcn, 
2)lo(^t'  er'g  im  53ufen  gem  bewa^ren; 


Scl^tlfer. 

Umfonll!    T)cr  fi^rerfenbleid^e  SRuttb 

SWa^t  fc^nett  t>ie  (Sc^ulbbetvuften  lunb. 

?DJan  reift  unb  fc^Ieppt  fte  v>ox  ben  Sl^tet, 

jDie  ©cene  tvirb  jum  Stribunat, 

Unb  eg  gefie^n  bie  23ofen)td^ter,  5 

©etroffen  »on  ber  SRad^e  Strati. 

J)ct  Xaud^tv.  1^ 

„2Ber  wagt  ee,  SRitteremann  obcr  Stn<Cpp\ 
3u  taud^en  in  biefen  ©d^lunb  ?       ■ '-" 
(Einen  golbnen  Sed^er  roerf  i(^  |inab ; 
SBerfc^lungen  f(|on  bat  ibn  ber  fc^roarje  9Wunb.  10 

SBer  mir  ben  Seeder  fann  mieber  jeigen, 
®r  mag  i^n  be^alten,  er  ifl  fein  eigen." 

Der  ^6ntg  fpri^  tS,unb,»trft  son  ber  $6^' 
3)er  ^It^jpe,  bie  fc^roff  unb  fieil 
^inaue^dngt  in  bie  unenblic^e  @ee,         .^v  %  15 

I)en  Seeder  in  ber  ®^ar)?bbe  ©e^eul.'  '''^'' 
„9Ber  ift  ber  Se^erjte,  ic^  frage  hJtebcr, 
3u  tau«!^en  in  biefe  a:iefe  nieber  ?" 

Unb  bie  fRitter,  bie  ^nappen  um  i^n  |er 
aSeme^men'0  unb  f(^i»eigen  jlitt,  ao 

©e^en  ^inab  in  bae  tt>ilbe  SWeer, 
Unb  feiner  ben  Seeder  gei»innen  teifl. 
Unb  ber  ^onig  jum  brittenmat  toieber  fraget: 
„3ji  feiner,  ber  ft^  ^inunter  waget  ?" 

Doi^  atti  no(|  flumm  bleibt  n)ie  jueor; .  ,^  c  25 

Unb  ein  SbeUnec^t,  fanft  unb  fed,  j^       '"  ■"' 
Zxitt  am  ber  ^na)5pen  jagenbem  S^or, 
Unb  ben  ©iirtel  tt)irft  er,  ben  50?antel  tt)cg, 
Unb  afle  bie  ^Wanner  umber  unb  fjrauen 
5luf  ben  ^errli^en  Siingling  Dermunbert  fd^autn.         30 


J)er  (Eaud?cr.  91 

Unb  ttle  cr  tritt  an  be6  ^^elfen  ^ang 
Unb  blirft  in  ben  ©c^tunb  ^inab,  ^ 

Die  SBaffer,  bie  Tie  ^inunter  ((^tang, ^^^'ty,.\^ 
Die  S()ar5)bbc  ie^t  briiCcnb  n?iebcrgab, '"'' 
5  Unb  wie  mit  bee  fernen  Donnerg  ©etofe  *''i^ .'    ., 
(Sntjliirjen  fte  fc^aumenb  bent  finilern  ©(^o^e.  ^  ^ ' 

„'      '       ■  v-.>- "^'**^ 

Unb  e«  roafiet  unb  ftebet  unb  braufet  unb  jifd^t, 
SBie  wenn  SBaffer  mit  geuer  n<^  mengt, 
Si6  ium  ^immel  fpri^et  ber  bampfenbe  @ifd§t,  '^'d*'^^ 
lo  Unb  ^lut  auf  if (ut  ftc^  o^n'  ®nbe  brdngt, 


'Ia 


A«/v^ 


Unb  wiC  ft(^  nimmer  erf^opfen  unb  (eeren, 
%M  ttJoCte  bae  5}iecr  noc^  ein  9Jieer  gebdrcn. 

Dod^  enbli^,  ba  legt  ftc^  bie  roilbe  ®ett)att, 
Unb  fc^marj  aue  bent  weipen  ®c^aunt 
15  ^lajft  ^inunter  ein  gd^nenber  @palt,  , 

©runbloe,  ale  ging'e  in  ben  Jpoflenraunt, '  -  '  '*'*^^ 
Unb  reipenb  fte^t  ttt*in  bie  branbenben  2Bogeft  Ia/Aa^    j) 
^inab  in  ben  )kube(nben  2:ric^ter  gejogen. 

Se^t  fc^nefl,  e^  bie  Sranbung  wieberfe^rt, 
20  Der  Siingling  Tt^  ®ott  befle^It, 

Unb  —  ein  ®(I>rei  bee  ®ntfe^ene  roirb  ringe  geprt, 
Unb  fc^cn  bat  ibn  ber  SBirbel  binroecjgefpiilt, 
Unb  gebeimnieoott  iiber  bent  fiibnen  ®(^n)immer 
®(^Ue^t  fid>  ber  Stolen;  er  jeigt  fic^  nimmer. 

35     Unb  ftittc  teirb'e  fiber  bem  SBafferfc^tunb, 
3n  ber  Stiefe  nur  braufet  ee  bo^I, 
Unb  bebenb  ^ort  man  »on  5)iunb  ju  ^OTunbj 
^^oc^berjiser  Sungling,  fabre  ttJobU" 
Unb  bobter  unb  ^o^Ier  ()ort  man'e  ^eulen, 

30  Unb  ee  barrt  ncc^  mit  bangem,  mit  fc^rccflic^em  SBeilen. 


M  Sc^tllcr. 

Unb  wdrffi  bu  tie  ^rone  fclbcr  ^tnein 
Unb  fprdc^ll:  mx  mir  bringet  bie  ^ron', 
@r  foil  fie  tragen  unb  ^onig  fein ! 
]2^^  :'  ^i^  geliijlete  nic^t  na^  bcm  teuren  ?o^n. 

SBae  bie  ^eulenbe  Sliefe  ba  untcn  t*cr^et)(e,  k^^'''^  5 

jDae  erja^U  feine  lebenbe,  gludU^e  (©eele. 

SBo^I  manc^ee  ffa^rjeug,  com  ©trubel  gcfa^t, 
(gd^D^  gd^  in  bie  3;icfe  binab; 
1)0^^  jerf^mettcrt  nur  rangen  ft(^  ^iel  unb  ^SJiafi 
Jper»or  aue  bem  aUti  scrfc^Ungenben  @rab.  lo 

Unb  fetter  unb  fetter  mt  ©turmee  ©aufen  '--  ''^" ' ' 
^ort  man'e  nd^er  nnb  immer  nd^er  braufen. 

Unb  eg  wallet  unb  ficbet  unb  braufet  unb  jifi^t, 
SBic  roenn  SBalJer  mit  geuer  ftc^  mengt, 
^ie  jum  Jpimmel  fpri^et  ber  bampfenbe  ©ifc^t,  ig 

Unb  2BeC'  auf  SBett'  ftc^  obn'  ®nbe  brdngt, 
Unb  mte  mit  bee  fernen  Bonnerg  ©etofe 
®ntprjt  ti  briiQenb  bem  fini^ern  S^o^e. 

Unb  ftet)!  aue  bem  ftnfter  flutenben  ®^of, 
T)a  ^ebet  fic^'e  fd)n?anentt)eiB,  20 

Unb  ein  Slrm  unb  ein  gldnjenber  ^aden  mirb  blof,  iw 
Unb  ee  rubert  mit  ^raft  unb  mit  emfigem  ?5lci^, 
Unb  er  ijl'^,  unb  boc^  in  feiner  ?inten 
®<^n?ingt  er  ben  33e(^er  mit  freubigem  SBinfen. 


»5 


Unb  atmete  kng  unb  atmete  tief, 
Unb  begrit^te  bae  bintmlifc^e  ?id^t. 
^ii^xcUDdin  eg  einer  bem  anbern  rief: 
„@r  lebt!  er  ijl  ba!  eg  bebielt  ibn  nid^t! 
9lu«  bem  @rab,  aue  ber  ftrubelnben  SBaflerbo^Ie 
^at  ber  53ra»e  gerettet  bie  (ebenbe  ©eete."  jo 


Per  Caud?cr.  95 

Unb  cr  fommt,  ee  umringt  i^n  bie  jubelnbe  <Sci^ar! 
3u  be^  ^bnii??  giipcn  cr  ftnft, 
!Den  ^^ed^er  rcic^t  cr  i^m  fniecnb  bar, 
Unb  bcr  l^oni^  bcr  licblic^en  jloc^tcr  tvinft, 
5  Die  futtt  ibn  mit  funfetnbem  2Bcin  bie  jum  0lanbc; 
Unb  ber  Siingling  ftc^  alfo  jum  ^onig  roanbte: 

„?ang  Icbe  ber  ^ijnig !    (ii  freue  fic^, 
SBer  ba  atmet  im  rofic^tcn  2i^t! 
t)a  unten  aber  x]Vt>  fiird)terlic^, 
lo  Unb  ber  Wenfc^  oerfuc^e  bie  ©ijtter  nt^t, 
Unb  begc^rc  nimmer  unb  nimmer  ju  fc^auen, 
SBag  fie  gndbig  bebecfen  mit  9Zac^t  unb  ®rauen. 

„@6  ri§  mi^  t)inunter  bli^eef(^nett, 
Da  ftiirjt'  mir  aue  felftc^tcm  gcf)ac^t  "^^^ 
15  SBilbflutcnb  entgegen  ein  reipcnfer  Duefl;  ■-  '.v'/i>v^ 
9D?ic^  ^adtt  bee  Doppclftrome  tt)ittenbe  5)?a^t, 
Unb  JDic  cinen  ^rcifel  mit  fc^n?inbelnbem  Dre^en 
a:rieb  mic^'6  um,  id)  fonnte  nic^t  n?iber|te|en. 

„Da  jeigte  mir  ®ctt,  ju  bem  id)  rief, 
20  5n  ber  bo^ften  fc^recfUc^en  9tct, 
2lu6  ber  3;iefe  ragenb,  ein  ^^ilftnxi^J  ^ '" 
Dae  erfa§t'  ic^  befjenb  unb  entrann  bem  3:ob.    ^'^-'^^  ^^ 
Unb  ba  biitg  auc^  ber  23e^er  an  fpi^en  ^oraflen, 
(5on)^  n)dr'  er  ine  'J?obcnIofe  gefatten. 

25     „Denn  untcr  mir  lag'e  no^  bergetief 
3n  purpurner  ginfternie  ba, 
Unb  ob'e  \)kx  bem  Di^n  g(eid)  eroig  f^ttef, 
Dae  2luge  mit  @d)aubern  binunterjob^^ 
SBie'e  »on  Salamanfern  unt»  ?0?o(c^en  unb  Drac^en 

30  <Bxdi  regt'  in  bem  fur^tbaren  Jpoflenrac^en. 


99  SdjiUer; 

^^ <inH«-»'    . 

„®(!^h>arj  hjimmelten  ba  in  graufem  ®emtfc^, 

3u  fc^^uplic^m  ^(umpen  gebattt, 
-    IDer  iW't^tii^te  «Roc^e,  ber  ^Uppenfif4  ^usu^  /f^^^ 
v^  Dee  ^ammere  greuUc^e  Ungejtalt,  '• '  "'■'■■''  ' ' 
"*  -Unb  brduenb  wied  mir  bie  grimmigen  3<i^tte  5 

Der  entfe^Uc^e  ^ai,  be«  5D?eeree  Jpi^dne. 

„Unb  ba  ^ing  ic^  unb  roar'g  mir  mit  ©raufen  bewu^t, 
93on  bcr  menf^Iic^en  Jpilfe  fo  wcit, 
'    Unter  Sarsen  bie  einjtge  fii^Ienbe  Srufi, 
Slttein  in  bcr  grd§Iic^en  Sinfamfeit,  lo 

Slief  unter  bem  ©c^att  ber  menfc^lic^en  0let«: 
Sei  ben  Unge^euern  ber  traurigen  Dbe.^'^' 

„llnb  f(|aubernb  bac^t'  x^'i,  ba  Iroc^'s^eran, 
L    Stegte  |unbert  ©elenfe  jugteic^, 

aStQ  f^nappen  nac^  mir;  in  beg  ©c^recfeng  2Ba^n        15 
Saff '  id^  log  ber  ^oraCe  um!Iammerten  3t»ci9 ; 
©leid)  faft  mic^  ber  ©trubel  mit  rafenbem  Stoben,  ^^J^ 
■Doc^  eg  njar  mir  jum  Jpeil,  er  ri^  mi(^  nac^  oben.* 

Der  ^onig  barob  fic^  »ertt)unbert  fci^ier    ^ '-^ ""^ ^ 
Unb  fpri^t:  ,,Der  5Be^er  ift  bein,  ao 

Unb  biefen  9ling  noc^  bejtimm'  x^  bir, 
®ef^mii(ft  mit  bem  fijftlic^jlen  Sbelgeflein, 
aSerfu^jl  bu'g  no(|  einmal  unb  bringjt  mir  ^unbe, 
aOae  bu  fa^fl  auf  beg  SWeereg  tiefunterllem  Orunbe." 

Dag  ^orte  bie  5i;o(!^ter  mit  n?ei(^em  ®efit^I, 
Unb  mit  fd)meic^elnbem  9D?unbe  fie  fle^t: 
„?a§t,  33ater,  genug  fein  bag  graufame  ©piel ! 
^^'(£r  ^at  @U(^  bejtanben,  wag  feiner  befte^t, 
Unb  fonnt  3^r  beg  Jperjeng  ©eliifte  nicl)t  jd^men, 
©0  mogen  bie  Slitter  ben  ^noppen  bef^dmen."  30 


25 


23rcttc  unb  (Eicfc.  97 

Xrauf  ber  ^oniij  circift  nac^  bcm  53ccl)cr  f(^nctt, 
3n  ben  Strubel  i^n  fd)lcubert  tjincin:  '^  --t^  •  ,--■  ^ 
„Unb  fc^affft  b"u  ben  ^Bec^er  niir  roieber  jur  ®tett', 
So  fcttft  bu  ber  trefflic^fte  9iitter  mir  fein, 
5  Unb  foCfl  fte  at3  Sbgcma^l  ^eut  noc^  umarmen, 
Die  ie|t  fur  bid^  bittet  mit  jartem  Srbarmen." 

Da  ergretft'g  i^m  bie  ©eele  mit  ^immelggenjalt, 
Unb  e^  bli^t  am  ben  2lugen  it^m  fii()n, 
Unb  er  fte^et  erroten  bie  fcf)one  ©cflalt, 
lo  Unb  fte^t  fie  erbteic^en  unb  ftnten  ^in  — 
Za  trcibt'3  it)n,  ben  fijftli(^en  fxe'ii  ju  ern?erbcn, 
Unb  ftiirjt  t)inunter  auf  Seben  unb  ©terben. 

aSo^t  ^ort  man  bie  Sranbung,  m^l  h^xt  fte  priirf, 
(5ic  s^crfiinbigt  fer  bcnrternbe  Sc{)a(I; 
15  Da  biicft  fic^_|e  tjinunter  mit  liebenbem  23U(f, 
S3  fiMnmen,  ee  fommen  bie  SBaffer  att, 
2ie  raufc^en  ^erauf,  fie  rauf^en  niebcr, 
Den  Siingling  bringt  feinee  n^ieber. 

Srcitc  unii  Zitft. 

di  gtdn^en  »iek  in  ber  2Be(t, 
2c  ®ie  nniJen  »on  aflem  ju  fagen, 

Unb  mo  n^ae  rei^et,  unb  tt?o  n^ae  gefdttt, 
5)?an  fann  a  bei  i^nen  erfragen; 
5)?an  tdc^te,  ^ort  man  fie  reben  taut, 
(©ie  fatten  tt)ir{li(^  erobert  bie  33raut. 

25  Do^  ge^n  fie  aue  ber  SBelt  gan§  ftitt, 

3^r  Seben  ttJar  »erIoren. 

2Ber  etreae  3;refflic^e3  leijlen  roitt, 

^dtt'  gem  mai  ©rope^  geboren, 

Der  fammte  ftitt  unf  unerfc^lajft 
30  3m  tteinften  9)untte  bie  boc^ite  ^raft. 


98  Sd^illcr. 

T)(x  Stamm  er^cbt  ftc^  in  tie  ?uft 
!Kit  iippig  prangcnben  Bweioicn; 
■Die  '23Idtter  gKinjen  unf  ()auc^en  Duft, 
^oc^  tbnmn  fie  ^riic^te  nic^t  icui<en; 
!Der  ^'crn  villein  im  fd)maten  Staum  <^ 

aSerbirgt  ben  Stoij  be^  SBall^e^,  ben  23aum. 

§offnunfl. 

(£g  rcben  unb  trdumcn  bie  Wcnfc^en  »iet 

2?on  bejjern  fiinftigen  Jagen; 
9?a^  eincm  giiirfUc^en  gclbencn  ^itl 

Sie^t  man  fie  rennen  unb  jagcn.  lo 

Tik  SBelt  n»irb  alt  unb  n>irb  wicber  jung, 
T)0(^  ber  5)?enfcl)  {)offt  immer  aScrbeffcrung. 

"Die  ^offnung  fii^rt  i^n  in6  Scben  ein, 
<2>u  umpattcrt  ben  fro^Ucf)en  ^nabcn, 

)Den  Siingling  begeiftert  ibr  B^uberfc^cin,  15 

®ie  mirb  mit  bent  ®rei^  nii^t  begraben; 

'I)enn  befc^lie^t  er  im  ®rabe  ben  miiben  Sauf, 

9to(!|  am  ©rabe  pflanjt  er  —  bie  Jpoffnung  auf. 

6e  ifi  fein  teerer,  fd)mcict)elnber  2Ba^n, 
©rjeugt  im  (Del)irne  bed  2;boren.  20 

Sm  ^erjen  fiinbigt  ee  laut  ft^  an: 
3u  mai  ^efferm  ftnb  h)ir  geborcn; 

Unb  tocii  bie  innere  ©timme  fpri^t, 

IDai  tdufct)t  bie  ^cffenbe  ®eele  ni^t. 

yy^  t>tv  Som|if  mtt  bcm  ^roc^cn.  , 

2Bae  rennt  ba^  iBolt,  n^ae  rodl^t  Hc^  bort  ^^"^2^ 
Die  langen  ©affcn  braufenb  fort  ? 
Otiirjt  jRbcbu^  unter  }^e\xtxi  f^lammen  ? 
(£?  rcttct  fid)  im  Sturm  ^ifammcn,      arC^tt^ 


Dcr  Kampf  mtt  bcm  X)rac}?cii.  99 

Itnb  einen  JRitter,  ^od)  ju  9iop, 
®ei»a^r'  i^  ani  bent  ?D?enfc^entro| ;  c/v^>«#< 
Unb  Winter  i^m,  tvel^  Slbenteuer !     f/i^u^*^*'y^^ 
Sringt  man  gefc^leppt  ein  Ungefceuerj 
y       Sin  rra^e  fdjeint  ei  »cn  @c|lalt, 

SJJit  tveitem  ^rofobileera^en,  ja-*-* 
Unb  afle«  Midt  oerttjunbert  balb 
Dm  SRittcr  an  unb  batb  ben  X)rad^ctt. 

Unb  taufenb  ©timmen  tt?erben  laut: 
lo        „T)ai  ift  ber  Sinbnjurm,  fommt  unb  fc^aut,    cIa^^j^- 
"Der  ^irt  unb  ^erben  une  »erfc^(ungen! 
1)ai  ill  ber  ^elb,  ber  i{)n  bejttjungen ! 
S5iet'  anbre  jogen  ocr  i^m  aue, 
3u  hjagen  ben  gettjalt'gen  (Strauf,   jf"'^!^ 
15        t)oi)  f einen  fa^  man  n?ieberfe^ren; 
I)en  f ii^nen  ^titter  fofl  man  e^ren !" 
Unb  naA  bem  ^loiler  ge^t  ber  3ug,  ^'  rf- 

2150  Sanft  So^ann^,  m  Xmfcxij^^x^     f>^MiJk, 
Die  9iitter  beg  ®pita{^,  imfflug       [i^t^^i^JL,,   -'^^^'^ 
20        3w  9i<ite  fmb  oerfammelt  tt?orben. 

Unb  »or  ben  ebein  ?0?eifier  tritt 

Der  Siingling  mit  befi^eibnem  ©d^ritt; 

9iac^brdngt  bae  25oIE  mit  roilbem  Slufen, 

grfiittenb  bee  ©eldnberg  ©t^ifen.  SkfH 
25        Unb  jener  nimmt  bag  2Bort  unb  fpri(^tj 

„3c^  ^ab'  erfiiat  bie  9tittert)flic^t. 

Der  Drac^e,  ber  ba6  ?anb  »erijbet, 

@r  (iegt  son  meiner  Jpanb  getotetj 

^rci  tit  bem  2Banbcrer  ber  2Beg, 
3c        Der  §irte  treibe  in«  ®eft(be, 

%xt%  n?afle  auf  bem  j^ctfenjteg 

Der  ^Jilger  ju  bem  ©nabenbilbe.'' 


100  5d?t(Icr. 

X)oc|  Prcnge  blicft  ber  i^itrt^  i()n  an, 
Unb  fpric^t:  „Du  ^a\\  a\i  §e(b  gct^an; 
Der  5D?ut  ift'e,  ber  ben  jRittcr  e^ret, 
!Du  ^a|l  ben  lu^nen  ®eijt  benjd^ret, 
X)oc^  fpric^ !  roae  ill  tie  er|le  ^pic^t 
T)ii  mttxi,  ber  fiir  S^riftum  ftc^t, 
©ic^  [(^miitfet  mit  bee  .treujee  3ei^fn  ?" 
Unb  afle  ringg  ^erum  erbleid^en. 
X)0(^  er  mit  ebtem  Stnfianb  fprid)t, 
Snbem  er  ftc^  errotenb  neiget: 
„®e^orfam  ijl  bie  erile  ^fli^t, 
1)ie  i^n  bee  ©^mudee  n^iirbig  jciget." 


„Unb  btefe  55Pi(^t,  ntein  ®o^n,"  s^erfegt 
X)er  9D?eifler,  „^ajl  bu  fred)  »erle^t. 
Den  ^ampf,  ben  bae'®efe^  eerfaget,  15 

Jpaft  bu  mit  fres^m  5Rut  gewaget !" 
„Jperr,  rid)te,  n^enn  bu  allee  roeipt," 
®))rid)t  jener  mit  gefe^tem  ®eijl, 
„X)enn  bee  ©efe^ee  ®inn  unb  SBiflen 
33ermetnt'  ic^  treuli(^  ju  erfuflen.  20 

«Ric^t  unbebad^tfam  jog  ic^  bin, 
Dae  Ungc^euer  ju  befriegen; 
Durc^  Sift  unb  f(uggen)anbten  ®inn 
93er)"uct)t'  ic^'e,  in  bem  ^ampf  ju  fiegen.  '   "j^^j--^^ 


,*^^ 


„}^mf  unfere  Drbene  twaren  fc^on, 
^vv^^<lL-v^■  t"-  "Die  Bifri'ftt  ber  Sieligion,  ,  ^ 

Dee  fii^ncn  !0?utee  Dpfer  njorben :  /•  f  >  '•  v- 
/LtfU/t^  Da  melrtcjt  bu  ben  ^ampf  bem  Dxhn, 
u  Dod)  an  bem  Jperjen  nagten  mir 

Der  Unmut  unb  bie  ©treitbegier, 
3a,  felbft  im  3;raum  ber  jliQen  9Zdc^te 
^anb  ic^  mic^  feuc^enb  im  ©efei^te;    ^^^A/*/'*^ 


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30 


Dcr  Kampf  mit  bcm  Prad^eu.  101 

Unb  mnn  ber  ^Rorgen  bdmmcrnb  fam 
Unb  ^unbe  gab  son  neuen  ^Jlagen, 
Ta  fapte  mic^  ein  wUber  ©rant, 
Unb  ic^  befc^lo^,  eg  frifc^  ju  n?agett. 

5  ,,Unb  JU  mir  fetber  fprac^  i^  bann: 

2Bag  fd^miicft  ben  Siingting,  e^rt  ben  !0?ann? 

2Bae  leijleten  bie  tap  fern  ^elben, 

33on  benen  ung  bie  Sieber  metben, 

Die  JU  ber  ©ijtter  @Ianj  unb  9iu^m 
lo         Sr^ub  ba^  blinbe  Jpeibcntum  ?  C^^^-"***** 

®ie  reinigtcn  »on  Unge^eucrn 

Die  S53elt  in  fit^nen  ^bcnteuern,        . 

Segegneten  im  ^ampf  bent  2eun    '^^^^'^^ 

Unb  rangen  mit  ben  5RinDtauren,         . 
15         Die  armen  SjJ^x  ju  befrein,     l/^t^«'»«*-» 

Unb  liepen  lid)  ba«  IMut  nic^t  bouren.   ^<y**--^ 

„3|1  nur  ber  Sarajen  a  mxt, 

Da^  i^n  befdmpft  be^  Sbri)len  ®(^n)ert? 

Sefriegt  er  nur  bif  falfd)ett  ©otter  ? 
20         ©efanbt  ift  cr  ber  2Be(t  jum  5ietter, 

aSon  jeber  9Zot  unD  jebem  §arm 

Sefreien  mup  fein  ftar!er  ?lrm; 

Do^  feinen  !Wut  mu^  SBei^^eit  teiten 

Unb  Sift  mup  mit  ber  Stdr!e  ftreiten.  sAiUi»*5p*'**' 
25         (go  fprac^  ic^  oft  unb  jog  atlein,  ^ 

De3  9iaubtiere  gdf)rte  ju  erfunben; 

Da  flopte  mir  ber  @eift  e^  ein, 

gro^  rief  i^  aui:  3c^  ^^b'e  gefunben! 

„Unb  trat  ju  bir  unb  fpract)  bae  2Bort: 
30        ^\^  jie^t  ee  nad)  ber  ^eimat  fort. 
Du,  ^err,  widfabrtcft  meinen  'i^itten, 
Vlnb  gtiicflic^  war  ba^  'JJieer  burc^fc^nitten, 


103  5cl?tUcr. 

^aum  ftie^  ic^  au$  am  ^eim'fcf)cn  (5tranb, 

^W^-'^etreu  ben  jrc^tbemerften  3u9en,    '  .  y 

Sin  rrrtd)enbtlb  ;tufammenfuQen.     ft^  -/■»^*,/«*«^ 
2(uf  furjen  gii^en  irirb  bie  Safi    iurt  5 

T:ti  langen  $!eibe^  aufgetiirmct;  i,    /J  la       'i 

mn  fc^uppic^t  ^JJanjerbemb  umfa^t  JWt«>H^'**»^*jA  '**^^ 
Den  Sliirfen,  ben  e«  furd)tbar  f(^irmet.  /h*iA^- 

„2an3  flrecfet  ftc^  ber  ^at^  bcr»or, 
Unb  grd^Iic^  tvie  ein  §o(lcnt^or,  i^ 

2llg  fc^nappt'  eg  flicrig  nac^  ber  3?eute, 
©roffnet  fi^  beg  9{acfceng  ®eite, 
Unb  aue  bent  fc^warjen  Si^lunbe  broun  iM/yXJA<M. 
X)er  3<i^tt£  tla^clid)te  9iei^n; 
Die  3unge  g(eicf)t  beg  (g^werteg  (Spi^e,  ,5 

Die  fteinen  2tugen  iprii^en  5BU^e; 
3n  einer  ©d^tange  enbigt  ftd^ 
Deg  Dtiideng  ungefceure  Sdnge, 
JRotIt  urn  ft(^  felber  fiir(^terlid^, 
Da^  eg  urn  5)lann  unb  Stop  ftc^  fc^Idnge.  20 

„Unb  aCeg  btib'  t(^  nad)  genau 
Unb  fleib'  eg  in  ein  f^eu^Iit^  ®rau; 
^atb  Surm  erf(^ien'g,  ^atb  ^Dfotc^  unb  Drad^e, 
•!*<*  ®ej.eu5£j  in  ber  gift'gen  2ad)e.  ^^^W^ 

Unb  alg  bag  3?i(b  »pllenbet  n?ar,      -fll-^^        2'; 
®rn?dbr  i^  mir  ein  Doggen^jaar,  ^"^ ^.. 
©eroaltig,  fc^nefl,  sen  flinfen  gduienf'A*''^*^ 
■7  ®en?c&nt,  ben  roilren  jtr  ^u  greifen; 

Die  l)e&'  ic^  auf  r»en  I'inbivurm  an,    f^*^ 
Sr^i&e  fte  ju  wilPcm  'yrimme, 
3u  fajfen  i^n  mit  fcf)arfem  ^<y^xi., 
Unb  lenfe  fie  mit  meiner  (Stimmc. 


Per  Kampf  mit  &cm  Drad?cn.  103 

£eu  fc^arfcn  IMlJen  2?(bpe  Iic§,  ^^ 

c-t-wc^       Xa  reij'  id)  fie,  ben  ffiiirm  ju  parfen, 
Die  fpi^en  ^a^M  einjutjaden. 
5         3^  felbft,  beivaffnet  mit  ©efc^o^, 
23e|lci.qe  mein  arabifc^  9top, 
25on  abeliger  3ud)t  entftammet,      '^'•'-'^'  •''^'''  ^r 
Unb  alg  ic^  feinen  31^^  entpammet, 
9iafc^  auf  ben  Tra^cn  fpren^'  id)'g  Io6, 
10         Unb  ftac^r  eg  mit  ben  fc^arfen  Sporen, 

Unb  merfe  jjelcnb  mein  (yef(^op,         jj^-^^^  i-  j 
Stlg  njoCt'  ic^  bie  ®e|lalt  bur^bo^ren. 

„Dh  auc^  bae  9iop  [ic^  grauenb  bdumt  /v(*«*-» 
Unb  fnirfi^t  unb  in  ben  Bji^^l  f^dumt,    Ln4^ 

15        Unb  meine  Doggen  dngjtli^  ftiitujen,  ftA'*'**"*" 
9iid)t  rajl'  i^,  bie  fie  fid^  geroobnen. 
(So  lib'  i(^'e  aug  mit  gmfigfeit, 
^\i  breimal  fic^  ber  5}?onb  erneut, 
Unb  a(e  fie  iebe^  rec^t  begriffen, 

20        ^iibr'  ic^  fie  ^er  auf  f^neUen  Sc^ijfen. 
Der  britte  ?i}?crgen  i|t  ti  nun, 
X)a^  mir'6  getungen,  bier  ju  lanben; 
Den  ®(iebern  gonnt'  ic^  faum  ju  ru^n,    H^^^ 
23i5  i(^  bag  gro^e  Serf  beftanben.  ^ 

25  „Dcnn  ^eip  erregte  mir  bag  ^erj 

Xcg  i^anbcg  frifc^  erncuter  Scbmer^: 
3erri||cn  fanb  man  jiingft  tic  ^irtcn, 
Tie  nac^  bent  Sumpfc  fic^  m-rirrtcn. 
Unt!  id)  befc^Uc^e  rafd)  bie  3;bat, 
30  '??ar  ijcn  bcm  ^erjen  ne^m'  ic^  9lat. 
n.  w^'  ■^■'1       gjugejinterric^t'  i^  meine  il'nappcn, 

'      23ejteige  ben  »crfuc^ten  jRappen,     p^uLcX 


104  Sd?iflcr. 

Itnti  »cn  bcm  cbcin  Dcgnenpaar 
Seglcitet,  auf  ge^eimcn  ©cgen, 
2Bo  mcincr  2: bat  Ecin  ^nuy  tt)ar, 
9teit'  tc^  bem  geinbe  frifc^  cntgcgen. 

„®ag  ^irc^Iein  fennjl  bu,  §crr,  bag  ^od^  5 

2tuf  einee  ^^elfenbergeg  304     '  ■'-'-.     ,     v   ■^- , 
Der  tveit  bie  3nfct  iiberf^auet,  J 

2)e6  ?!Hei|lerg  fuf)ner  ®ctft  crbauet. 
Serdc^tlic^  fd)ciut  e^,  arm  unb  flein, 
!Do^  ein  5)Zira!e(  fcfelie^t  eg  cin,  10 

Die  5}iuttcr  mit  bem  Scfugfnaben, 
Tun  bie  brci  ^onigc  begabcn. 
Sluf  breimal  breiijig  ®tufen  fteigt 
Der  3)i(gnm  na(^  ber  fteilcn  .§iJbe; 
®cc^  f)at  er  fi^ivinbelnb  fte  crrcic^t,  15 

©rquirft  ibn  feincg  ^c_Uanbei  gja^e.    ^  ;».^V^'c 

„$:icf  in  ben  ^cU,  auf  ben  eg  bangt, 
Sjl  eine  ©rotte  cingefprengt, 
a?om  2au  beg  naben  'Dtorg  befeu^tet,    V-'*'*^'^ 
aDot)in  bee  §immclg  ®traf)I  nid)t  {eudjtet.  20 

^ier  ^aufete  ber  2Curm  unb  kg, 
Den  9iaub  erfpdbenb,  ^^tac^t  unb  3;ag. 
(go  f)icU  er  Jt»ie  ber  §5IIenbra(^e 
3lm  f5u§  beg  (i3otteg^aufeg  2Bad)e; 
Unb  fam  ber  pilgrim  ^ergenmdt 

Der  geinb  unb  trug  i^n  fort  pun  grajjc. 


Unb  l£nfte  in  bie  Ung(ii£fg[tra§e,   HWK*^ 
^enun-brai^  aug  bem  ^intejjbalt 


„Den  getfen  ftieg  icb  ie^t  binan, 
di^  idl  ben  fc^iveren  Straut'  begann; 
^ier  fniet'  id)  *oor  bem  Sbriftugfinbe 
Unb  rcinigte  mein  i?crj  wn  2iinbe, 


Per  Kampf  mit  bcm  Prad^cn.  105 

Drauf  giirt'  ic^  mir  im  ^eitigtum 
IDen  blanfcn  S(^mucf  fcr  ®affen  um, 
2?mc^re  mit  fern  S^^  fie  JRec^te,    -v-t  *'  <*'- 
Unb  nieber  ftcig'  ic^  jum  03efccl)te. 
5         3urucfe  bleibt  ber  ^nappcn  2:vc^; 

3cf)  gebe  fc^eibenb  bie  23cfct)le,  «—  j>/a^>vw 
UnD  fdjjringe  mic^  bebcnb  aixfi  3lo§, 
Unb  @ott  empfc^r  ic^  mcine  ®eele. 

„^\ium  fet)'  ic^  mid)  im  cbneit  9)(an, 
lo         5'"9^  fc^li^gcn  nteine  Xoggen  an,       ljzwA< 

Unb  bang  beginnt  ba«  9iop  ju  feuc^en  j-     .  - 

Unc>  bdumet  ftc^  unb  njitt  nic^t  njeid^en;  ^''•^^ 

Denn  na^e  liegt,  jum  ^nout  gebattt,   in^ 

I)e6  geinbeg  fc^cu^li^e  ©ejlalt 
15         Unb  fcnnct  [ic^  auf  warmem  ©runbe. 

Slufiagen  it*n  bie  pinfen  ^unbe; 

X;cd)  roenben  fte  [ic^  pfeitgcfd)tt?inb, 

2tt5  e^  ben  JRac^en  gd^nenb  teilet 

Unb  sen  ftc^  biiuc^t  ben  gift'gen  2Binb 
20        Unb  njinfetnb  mt  ber  S^^fat  ^eulet.     C$uM^ 

„X;dc^  fd)ne(l  erfrifc^'  id^  i^rcn  !OTut, 
Sie  faj]en  i{)ren  geinb  mit  2But, 
Snbem  ic^  na^  beg  3:icrce  iilcnbe  de^^ 
3(u5  ftarfer  0au|'t  ben  Speer  stcrfenbe ; 
2-         Xoc^  ma^tloe  n)ie  ein  biinner  ®tab  ^ 

^\-allt  cr  »cm  Sc^uppcnpan^er  ab,  i/tr**''*^ 
Unb  cb  ic^  meinen  ®urf  crneuet,  ;<:  ^^•^  -.^rtj, 

Xa  bdumet  fid)  mein  jRoj;  unb  fc^euct 
2(n  feinem  5?a|'i(ietenblicf 
Unb  fcinc?  3(tem<j  gtft'gcm  2Beben, 
Unb  mit  (Entfe^en  fpringt"?  \)xxM 
Unc  je^o  war's  um  midi  gcfdjeben-^ 


106  Sd?iacr. 

®d)nett  tjt  tee  e^ivcrte^  S(^neil'e  blojj; 

Tcii)  atle  @trci(^e  fint»  »ertorcn, 

Xcn  i5elfent)arntfc^  ju  burd^bobren. 

llnb  miitcnb  mit  ^e6  ®c^«>cifc6  ^raft  "f*-^ 

Jpat  c^  jur  Site  micfc  gcfafft;  -^^v*  ct^w^ 

SAcn  fob'  i^  H'inen  S^a^cn  i^dbncn, 

®5  f)viut  na^  mir  mit  grimmcn  3^^"^"/   ^^*^^ 

50?  meinc  .^unbc,  reutcntbrannt, 

3(n  fcincn  33auc^  mit  grimm'gen  2?iiTcn 

®ic^  travfcn,  ba^  ee  bcutcnb  ftanb, 

3Soit  unge^eurem  Sd)merj  jerrifcn. 

„Unb  e^  a  i^ren  ^^iijcn  ftd) 
Sntnnnbet,  rafc^  erbcb'  icb  mic^, 
->       Srfpdbe  mir  bee  ^einbee  '^tcpe       . 
Unb  ftc§e  tier  ibm  ine  ©etrofe,  i^-^'n 
OJa^bobrenf  bis  an?  Jpcft,  ben  8tabl. 
Sc^war^qucttenb  fprini^t  be?  '-Btute?  ®traf)l; 
^in  finft  ee  unb  begrdbt  im  jjafle 
W\<i)  mit  be?  Seibee  JRiefenballc, 
X)a§  fc^nefl  bie  ®inne  mir  sergebn; 
Unb  aU  icf)  neugeftdrtt  crwacbe, 
©e^'  i^  bie  ^nappen  urn  mid)  fte^n, 
Unb  tot  im  231ute  Uegt  rer  Drai^e." 

(^, -.  '      X)e?  5?eifaII?  lani^  gebemmte  ?u|l 
33efreit  jegt  atter  ^ijrer  '^ruft, 
So  nne  ber  JRittcr  fie?  i^e|prod)en;  qi. 

Unp  H'^)iuad)  am  (i3en)0lb  iiebrod)en,   Vtw^^^ 
2Bdl^t  ber  oermifc^tcn  Stimmen  Sc^att 
(Sic^  braufenb  fort  im  SBieberbaU. 
2aut  forbern  felbft  be?  Crben?  Sbbne, 
X)a^  man  bie  ^clbcnftirne  frbne, 


15 


25 


Dcr  Kampf  mit  bcm  PracJicn.  107 

Unb  bantbar  im  3:riumphgcprang 
2Bifl  i()n  ba^  2?elf  tent  sColfe  jcigen; 
Da  faltet  fcine  Stirnc  ftrcni^ 
Der  5!)?eiftcv  unl»  gcbictet  ec^wcigcn. 

5  Unb  fpri(^t:  „Dcu  Di'a^cn,  bcv  bicg  Sanb 

23er^ccrt,  fd)lugft  bu  mit  tapfrcr  ^anb; 

(£tn  GJctt  bift  bu  bem  5?clfe  tvcrben  — 

(Sin  i5ci»b  fommft  bu  juriicf  bem  Drben, 

Unb  cincn  fd)(immcrn  2Buvm  gebar 
lo         Dcin  ^erj,  at^  bicfer  X;vvi^e  u\tr. 

Die  Sd)Iange,  bie  bao  ^crj  yergiftet, 

Die  3n?ictrac^t  unb  SScrbcrben  |1iftet,  (jL:,c^       ^^^^^ 
'     Da?  ift  ber  anberfpenffgc  ®ci|l,      tL^„*^*^*^*-^ 

Der  gegcn  '^w^i  fic^  fved>  cmpbrct,    <^.^=»«*^*'*'^ 
15         Dcr  Drbnung  i^eilig  l^mb  jcrrcii^t; 

Denn  ber  ift'?,  ber  bie  2Dclt  jcrftcret. 

„5)hit  jeiget  au^  ber  ^HJamclud, 

Oe^crfam  ift  bee  Sbriften  !Sd)mucf ; 

Denn  wo  ber  §err  in  fciner  ©rijpe 
20        ©ennmbelt  bat  in  ^'ncd)teeblope,   If  . 

Da  ilifteten  auf  bciFgem  fs)runb   jtrt-*"***^ 

Die  33dter  biefe?  Crbcne  53unb, 

Der  3.'*f'id)ten  fd)ivcrfte  ju  erfitden, 

3u  bdntigcn  ben  eignen  SDtllen. 
25        Did)  ^at  ber  eitle  9tubm  bcn?egt, 

Drum  ttjenbe  bic^  au?  meincn  33Ucfen! 

Denn  n^er  bea  §crren  3o(^  nic^t  trdgt, 

Darf  fi(^  mit  feincm  ^reuj  ni^t  fi^muden." 

Da  brii^t  bie  ^Kenge  tcbenb  au?, 
30        ®ctvalt'ger  (Sturm  beivegt  ^a6  ^au?, 
Um  ®nabe  fleben  atlc  iM-iircr. 
Doc^  fc^roeigenb  blidt  ber  3ititgli»g  nieber, 


108  5d?tIIer. 

®tifl  Icgt  er  »cn  iid)  basf  ©etranb     K-^>Hv>^^'^ 
Unb  fii^t  beg  5Reifterg  ftrenge  Jpanb 
Unb  get)t.    Der  folgt  i^m  mit  bent  ^Me, 
Dann  ruft  er  liebenb  i^n  ^urucfc 
Unb  fprii^t:  „Umarme  mi^,  mcin  (go^n!  5 

l)ir  tjl  ber  ^drtre  ^ampf  gelungcn. 
«Rimm  biefe^  ^reuj !    Q-i  i]\  ber  ioi^n 
/  ■     Der  X)emut,  bie  fti^  felbfl  bejiDungen." 

^aS  Sieb  bon  ber  @(o(fe. 

Ftros  voco.    Mortuos  plango.    Fulgura /rango. 

^efl  gemauert  in  ber  @rben  Haav 

®tet)t  bie  iJorm,  aug  2e^m  gebrannt.  «^^^^       ^^^ 
^eute  mu^  bie  ©lode  n?erben! 
grifc^,  ©efetlcn,  fcib  jur  ^anb ! 

23on  ber  ©time  ^ei§ 

9tinnen  mu§  ber  ®d)ivei§, 
©oUbag  2Ber!ben?!)?eitier  tokn;  ^5 

Doc^  ber  Segen  fcmmt  son  oben. 

Bum  JBerfe,  bag  xoxx  ernfl  bereitcn, 
®ejiemt  [ic^  ttJObl  ein  ernfleg  SBort; 
SBenn  gute  9leben  fie  begleiten, 
Dann  piefet  bie  Strbeit  munter  fcrt. 
®o  la^t  une  je^t  mit  %k\^  betrac^ten, 
aBag  burc^  bie  f^njac^e  ^raft  entliningt;' 
Den  fd)Iec^ten  5}?ann  mu§  man  »era^ten, 
Der  nie  bebac^t,  roag  er  octtbringt.  -^"^ 

Dag  iiTg  ia,  tt^ag  ben  5)?enf^en  j^mir  (r^         25 
Unb  baju  trarb  i^m  ber  a3er|tanb, 
Da§  er  im  innern  Jperjen  f^uret, 
SBag  er  erfc^ajft  mit  feiner  §anb.  t  |^ 

9te:^met  Jpotj  eom  ^ic^tenflammefV^ 

Do($  rc^t  trodcn  lat't  eg  fein,  30 

Da§  bie  cingcprctltc  g^lamme 

(Scf)Iage  ju  bem  (gc^wald)  ^inein! 


4: 


Das  £tcb  von  ber  (Slocfe.  ji/l  109 

^ccfct  beg  iufrere  ^rci^       ^J^^W^ 


Da^  bic  jd^@lorfenfpeife     '^ 
glie^e  nac^  ber  rec^teit  2Beife! 

5  2Ba5  in  beg  I)ammeg  tiefer  ®ruk  (vv  V 

Xie  §anb  mit  ^5fUf^g  ^ilfc  baut, 

^0(^  auf  bee  3;urmee  @Icdeu|^ube, 

"La  anrb  eg  »un  ung  jeugen  laut.     ^^--'^  '*'' 

9?oc^  bauern  wixi'i  in  fpdten  Slagen 
lo         Unb  rii^ren  »ieler  5)Jenf(^en  Dbr, 

Unb  tvirb  mit  bem  Setriibten  ^tagen    _^^„y^+v^' 

Unb  ftimmen  ju  bev  Stnbad^  (l^ov.^^^\'   \/  - 

aSag  unten  tief  bem  (£rbcnfol)ne  A'^ 

Dag  n?e(^felnbe  ^er^dngnig.bringt,        \ 
15    .,    Dag  f(^Idgt  an  bie  metattne  ^rone, 
.     V '    -Die  eg  erbauli4  t»eiter  Itingt.  V^ 

r^  ,      If  2Beife  23Iafen  fe^' ic^  fpringen;    '^^^^^-^ 

'  -^   SBo^n  bie  5}ZaiTen  ftnb  im  ^tu^.     ■  ^^^e'' 
y       Sa^t'g  mit  2lfd)enfalj  burcf)bringcn,     (fir4tv>i 
Dag  bpcftf^t  ((i^nett  ben  @u^. 
Slu(^  oon  ®d)aume  rein 
5WUJJ  bie  ?SKif^ung  fein, 
Daf  »om  reinU(^en  ?!)Jetafle 
9iein  unb  »ott  bie  ©timme  f^atte. 

Denn  mit  ber  i^rcube  ^eierflange 
33egrii^t  fte  bag  geliebte  ^inb 

2luf  feineg  Sebeng  erjtem  @ange,  _    .J-*'* 

Den  eg  in  ®(^Iafcg  2(rm  beginnt; 
Sbm  ru^en  noc^  im  i^eitenfd)oi;e         /j     }\ 
30        Die  fd)n)arjen  unb  bie  I)eitern  gofej     ^^ 
Der  !!)?utterUebe  jarte  ®orgen 
53ett)a^en  feinen  golbnen  9}?orgctt  — 
Die  Sabre  fUe^en  pfei(gefc^n>inb. 


^ 


fiy 


110  Sd?iIIcr. 

9)0111  5}idl'd)en  ret^t  fic^  fiofj  bcr  ^nabe, 
Sr  iliirmt  ine  Sebcn  n?il^  t)inau?, 
Durc^mipt  tk  S>c(t  am  aBanfcvftabe,         ^ 
greml>  te^rt  cr  {)cim  xm  SSatcrbaue.     /T'^'^'^  ^-^ 
Unb  {)errlid),  in  bcr  Sugcnb  ^-^rangcn,  .',-*»-^'-      g 
2Bie  cm  ©ebilf  au^  §imme(ebol)n, 
-v\^-  "'''^J'Jit  jiic^tigen  t^erfcbdmten  SBangcn 
®iebt  er  bie  Sunijfrau  oor  fic^  fte^n. 
T)a  fa^t  ein  namcnlefee  Sebncu 
Dee  Sunglinijs  ^crj,  cr  irrt  adcin,  lo 

Slug  feincn  Slugcn  brcd)cn  5rt)vdncn, 
■.t^  -^  <'• '     @r  flic^t  ber  i^rubcr  nnlbcn  dti\\)n.   "  ''  -^^  ' 

ffirrbtenb  fclgt  cr  ibrcu  Spurcn  ^-dl^ 


.,t^ 


Unb  ill  »cn  ibrem  ®rujj  bcglitrft,  ^^j 

Dag  ©c^iJnftc  fud)t  cr  auf  ben  i^iiEaj,  15 

2Bomit  cr  feine  ?icbe  [d)mudt. 

D  jarte  ©ebnfuc^t,  fujjce  ^offen ! 

Dcr  erftcn  Siebe  gclbne  ^e\t\ 

Dai  Sluge  [tcbt  ben  ^immcl  ojfcn, 

@g  f(%tt)ct3t  bas  §crj  in  ©eligfeit; 

D,  ba^  fie  eiing  griincn  bticbc, 

Die  fd)one  3cit  bcr  jungen  Siebc! 


V 


3Bie  fic^  fd)on  bie  ^Jfcifen  brdunen! 

Diefce  i2tdb(^cn  tauc^'  ii^  ein, 

©ebn  tt>ir'6  liberty  (aft  erfc^einen,  25 

SBirb'e  jum  ©ujfe  jeitig  fein. 

Se^t,  Oefellen,  frifc^ ! 

fxu\t  mir  bae  ©emifi^, 
Db  ba?  ®pri?be  mit  bem  SBcic^en 
<5ic^  t5ereint  jum  guten  Bcic^^n. 

\/ 

Denn  wo  ia!!>  ©trcnge  mit  bcm  3«rten, 
2Bo  ©tarfee  ftct)  unb  iWilbcg  }?aarten, 


30 


5 


Das  £icb  ron  bcr  (Slocfc.  Ill 

'  €^ 

f"^  Trum  priife,  iver  [ic^  eivic?  bint'et, 
Db  I'id)  fae  ^erj  jum  ^erjen  ftnbet!  ^ 

IDer  ^j^g  ift  turj,  fie  JReu'  ift  lang.  ■^  f  '  -  «*-*"'^ 

Sieblid)  in  bcr  23rdute  \!i.i(Jen 

©pielt  ber  iungfrdu(id)e  ^ranj, 

SBenn  bie  gotten  ilir^englcden 

2aben  ju  bee  ^5cf^e^  ®Ianj. 

9lc^ !  bee  Sebene  ft^onfte  geier 
lo        Snbigt  and)  ben  Scbcnemai, 

5}Jit  bcm  ©iirtel,  mit  bcm  Sc^Ieier 

fftd^t  ber  fd)one  SBa^n  entjtr>ei.  ^  ov  '-  ^'^ 

Die  Seibenf^aft  flie^t,    -ii^>'>-' '"■ 

Die  giebe  mup  bleiben; 
15         Die  2?(ume  !?crb(u()t, 

Die  %x\x6:jt  mu^  treiben. 

Der  ^?ann  mu^  l^inaue 

3ne  feinblic^e  i!eben, 

«J}?u§  iBirfen  unb  [trcbcn  6|    ) 

20        Unb  pflanjen  unb  fd)affcn,  .    l,  cia>'/>-^'^''   ''  -  ^^ 

grliften,  erraffen,  .'/^'^^'-^    ^ 

?Wu^  ivetten  unb  n?agcn,  .^ 

Dae  ®liid  JU  erjat^en.  ,1?  v  - 

Da  jlromet  l)erbei  bie  unenbUc^c  (^abe,     '~^^=**"^*'T^CX,.<^ 
25         <£e  fiidt  fi(^  ber  ®peicf)er  mit  foftti^er  ^aht,      ^^-^yx/    L, 

Die  JRdume  wa^fen,  ee  be^nt  \id)  bae  §aue.' 

Unb  brinnen  n^altet 

Die  jiic^tige  Jpauefrau,  '^w^^^'' 

Die  5l?utter  bcr  ^inber, 
30        Unb  berrfd)et  iKife  Ui-- 

3m  t)duelid)cn  ^reife, 

Unb  (et)ret  bie  'i)}Jdrc^en 

Unb  n)e^ret  ben  itnaben,  ,  ^  ■  > ..  ^ur^-., 

Unb  reget  ot)u'  iinu 
35         Die  flei^igen  ^dnbe, 


112  Sd?tircr. 

Unb  me^rt  ben  ©eroinn 
5Rit  orbnenbem  ®inn, 

Unb  fiiQet  mit  (g^d^en  bie  bi>ftenben_£aben. 
Unb  bre^t  urn  bie  fc^numnbe  (Spinbcl  ben  gaben, ,  i;' 
1  Unb  fammelt  im  reinlici^  gcgldtteten  S(|rein    •.  ■•  ?  5 

Die  ft^immernbe  SBofle,  ben  fcl)neci^ten  Sein,    . 
Unb  fiiget  jum  ®uten  ben  ©(anj  unb  ben  (^(^immer, 
Unb  ru^et  nimmer. 

Unb  ber  aSater  mit  fro:|em  5BU(f 
aSon  beg  Jpaufee  tt>eitf^auenbem  ©iebel  10 

J^Uberjd^let  feinblii^enb  ©liid,  „    . 

^  (Sie^et  ber  9)fo|len  ragenbe  5Bdume    0.j^i,/i^~-*~5^ 
3  <"Unb  ber  ®d)eunen  gefiillte  JRdume,  \rtwv«^ 
'    Unb  bie.i^2H^,  »c»m  ®egen  gebogen, 


•i  ^  c-K 


^ 


Unb  beg  ^orneg  bewegte  SBogen,  15 

9iii^mt  ftd)  mit  jtoljem  SJIunb: 
■gejt,  njte  ber  ®rbe  @runb, 
@egen  beg  Ungliicfg  5JJa^t  V 

@te^t  mir  beg  ^aufeg  ^rac^t !  t^ 

^}*  T)o^  mit  beg  ©cfc^icfeg  5«d(^ten    rJ  20 

3)1  fein  ettj'ger  Sunb  ;tu  fk^ten.  v 
Unb  bag  Ungliicf  f^reitet  f(|nefl. 

iJBo^n  nun  lann  ber  ®u^  beginnen, 
(S(^on  gejacfet  ift  ber  Sru^ ; 
•Do(^  be»or  n?ir'g  Iaj]en  rinnen,  25 

Setet  einen  frommcn  ®)5ru(i)j 

(Sto^t  ben  Bapl?"  flug! 

®ott  be»a^r'  boiJ  ^aug! 
9tau(^enb  in  beg  ^entelg  ^ogen    • 
®c^ieft'g  mit  feuerbraunen  SBogen.  30 

aBo^Itbdttg  ifi  beg  f^euerg  30?a(^t, 
2Benn  fte  ber  SCRenfd)  bejdbmt,  bctrad^t, 


,'•  ^Ur,?/^ 


25 


30 


Das  £ieb  pon  bcr  (Slodc.  113 

Unb  tt)a«  er  bilbet,  toai  tx  fc^afft, 

©ae  ban!t  er  bicfer  Jpimmel^frajt; 

X)cc:^  furc^tbar  i»irb  bic  ^immelefraft, 

2Benn  fie  ber  feffel  ftc^  entrafft,     l^tU.^ 
5        (Einbertritt  auf  ber  eignen  ©pur,  IT" 

Die  frcie  2:o^ter  ber  9iatur. 

SBe^e,  ivenn  fie  loegelaffen, 

2Ba(^fenb  o^ne  2Biberftanb, 

Xurdb  bie  »olfbcIebten  ®af]en 
lo        aBdljt  ben  uitgel^euren  Sranb ! 

Denn  bic  (Siementc  ^afen 

Dae  @ebi(b  ber  9[l?enfcl^en^anb. 

9lu«  ber  2BoIfe 

Duiflt  ber  ®cgcn, 
15        (StriJmt  ber  SRegen ; 

%\xi  ber  2BoIfe  o^nc  3Sa^t 

3udt  ber  ©tra^I.  rs  .  +- 

^ort  i|r'6  ttJimmcrn  ^oc^  com  Sturm? 

Dggift  ^turm!     Vyj^^^ 

3  ft  ber  Jpimmel; 

X)a«  ift  nid^t  be«  Stages  ®Itttl  ^  ■  •"  ' 
SBelc^  ©etiimmet     v^/  ""' 
(2tra§en  auf! 

Dampf  waflt  auf!  kjjj^ 

gladernb  jleigt  bic  f^cuerfdulc,  ^-^ 
X)urc^  bet  ©trape  langc  ^txU 
SBdc^ft  eg  fort  mit  SBinbeeeile ; 
^oc^enb  tt?ie  aue  Dfene  dtadftn 
(SJIii^n  bie  Siiftc,  23atfen  frad^en,  ?^ 

9)foften  ftiirjen,  i^cttftcr  Hirrcn,  o'^-c^^-»^ 
^inber  iammern,  9!)tiittcr  irren, 
3;icre  wimmern 

Unter  Striimmern :  CVaaaav^j 
35         3lCe«  rennet,  rettet,  flii<!^tet. 


114  Sdpiller. 

%aQt)iU  ift  He  9la(^t  gelic^tct; 

i  %l\tQt  ber  ©inter;  ^od)  tm  Sogen 

^  (Sprtlcn  Ducflen,  sffiafTerwogen.  S 

Jpculenb  !ommt  >cr  (gturm  gcflogen, 
Der  bie  glamme  braufenb  fud^t; 
,,.,^^'^- ]      ^raffetnb  in  bie  biirre  ^5ru(^t  , /u^;*,S^-*^. 

gaflt  fie,  in  beg  ®peid)crg  fftdume, 
3n  ber  igparrgp  biirre  33dume,    .  lo 


rtot\ 


^\  Unb  ate  tt»oCte  fte  im  ffiefeen   b^i/v'-^ 

^  ?OTit  ftc^  fcrt  ber  @rbe  Sud^t  krT 

Stei^en  in  gettjalt'ger  ^flud^t, 

Bdd)it  fte  in  be«  Jpimmele  Jpfi^en 

SRiefengro^ !  X5 

^offitungglog 

,  SBeic^t  ber  «B?enf(^  ber  ©otterfldrfe, 
^^^^■^  5)?ii^ig  fte^t  er  feine  2Ber!e 
J5-•'^.    Unb  bettjunbcmb  untergel^n. 


A 


^A,  ?cergebranttt  ^  ^(i  x^  .,^ 

"^  Sjl  bie  ©tdtte,  f  ^ 

SBilber  ©titrme  rau^ee  53ette..,;^r^  ^  o>^ 
3n  bcnjjiat  i^enjler^o^ten       «^^    o^-c^^^ 
aBo^nt  ba«  ©rouen,     Cr^'^'*^  *^'^^ 
Unb  bee  ^immete  fBolWx  f(|auett 
^oc^  ^inettt. 


95 


®inen  Slid 
9lac^  bem  ©rabe 
©einer  ^ait 

®cnbet  noc^  ber  90?enfc^  juritrf —  30 

©reift  fro^Ii^  bann  jum  3Banberftabe. 
aCae  ^mtxi  aBut  i^nt  auc^  geraubt, 
®in  filler  Zxcit  ift  i^m  gebliebcn: 


iT 


Das  £icb  pon  bcr  (Slocfe.  115 

@r  jd^It  bte  Jpdu)5ter  feincr  Stcben,  ^ 

Unb  fie^ !  i^m  fe^U  fetn  teure^  -^aubt^^^T 


3n  bie  @rb'  t|V3  aufgcncmmen,        ^ 


©liicflic^  tft  bte  gorm  gefiiCt; 
aBirb'e  ait^  f^ijn  ju  Stage  lommen, 
Dal  t%  %\i\%  unb  ^unft  sergtlt  ? ,  ^ 
'  aBenn  ber  @u|  milkng?   \^^ 

SBenn  bte  gorm  jerfprang? 
9t^,  »ieflei(^t,  inbem  roir  ^offen,    ^ 
lo  ^at  un^  Unt)etl  fc^on  getroffen. 

Dem  bunfcin  'Sd)o|  ber  ^eil'gen  ®rbe 
a3ertvauen  roir  ber  ^dnbe  S^at,  — -^ 

aSertraut  ber  Sdmann  feine  %<x<xi,  aj 

Unb  ^ojft,  ba|  fie  jntfcimen  tperbe       t^h*-^''^^ 
15         3u>tt  Segen  nac^  bee  Jpimmele  9tat. 
9tccfe  foftlic^eren  2amcn  bcrgen 
V^^-wv*^  V    ^^"^  trauernb  in  ber  Srbc  2^o§  ,j  \^ 

Unb  ftcffen,  ba§  er  au«  ben  Sdrgcn  ' 
Srbliiben  fpti  ju  fc^onerm  Soe. 

20  ^"^^  ^^'^  ^'^'"^    ;,>*^  ■«-■ 

@ct)tt)er  unb  bang    '       ' 

5Eont  bie  ©locfe 

®rabgefang. 

(Jrnft  beglciten  i^re  Jrauerfcbtdgc 

2e         Sinen  ffianbrer  auf  Pent  le|ten  SBcgc, 

'         ^    /   iricz--' 

9(c^  1  bie  «)attin  ift'e,  bie  teure,  K^"' 

9ld)!  ee  ift  bie  treue  !JKutterr  /Vfjc>''<>^ 

Die  b^rjc^njarje  5HliL^  8(f>attett    ^^^i-'^ 
2Begfiif)rt  au6  bem  2lrm  beg  ©atten,  U'*''^ 
30         3lu«  ber  jarten  ^inber  S^ar, 
Die  fte  bliibenb  ibm  gebar, 
Die  fie  an  ber  treuen  5?rujt 
aSa^fen  fa^  mtt  tOiutterlufl  — 


116  5d?tncr. 

9l(!^ !  beg  Jpaufeg  jarte  Sanbe 
®inb  gelofi  viiif  immerbar; 
Denn  fie  Jvo^nl  im  ®^atten(anbe, 
Die  beg  Jpaufeg  tWutter  war ; 
Denn  eg  fc^It  i^r  treueg  SBalten, 

In  otrn?atikr  ®tdtte  J^oUgn  ^'^^'^'-^*^ 
2Dirb  bie  grembe,  liebeleer. 

Sis  bie  ©lode  ft(^  »cr!ii^Iet, 
£a^t  bie  jlrenge  2lrbett  ru^n.  lo 

2Bie  im  iaub  ber  aSogct  fpiekt, 
5,^«ir  e**-'       ^^9  f'^  j*^"  giitli^  t^un. 
'''^  aBinft  ber  ©tcrne  2i^t, 

*^  ^''     ^oxt  ber  23urfd^  bie  aScfper  fc^Iagcn,  '^r/^'is' 
9[Reifter  mu^  ftc^  immer  plagen.  u,r7A% 

tJWunter  forbert  feine  ©c^ritte 

gem  im  witben  gorft  ber  SBanbrer 

9iac^  ber  lieben  §eimat:^iitte. 
I  {. ,  J^     SBIofenb  jie^en  ^eim  bie  <©c^afc,       \   ,  20 

^■^         Unb  ber  9itnber    ,  rP^"^ 

a3reitge)lirnte,  jtdtte  (acbaren  P^ 

^ommen  briittenb, 

Die  getuo^nten  ©tdfle  fiittenb* 

©(^trer  herein  25 

®(!^tt5anft  ber  SBagcn 

^ornbelaben;  V^ 

Sunt  »on,|5arben A  tpVk 

2luf  ben-fiiatiin  ^^^ 

giegt  ber  traffl.v^  ^^        30 

Unb  bag  junge  aSoH  ber  (Si^mtterV^*''^"'^ 

gliegt  jum  3;anj. 

!lKarft  unb  ®traf e  wcrpcn  ftitter, 

Urn  beg  2i(^tg  gefefl'ge  glamme 


k 


Das  £icb  Don  ber  (Slocfc.  117 

(©ammeln  ftc^  bic  Jpauebetco^ner, 
tint*  ta?  igtal'tt^or  f^lieft  ftc^  fnarrenb* 
®(!^»ar§  bcberfet 
@((^  Me  @rbe; 
5         Dod^  ben  ftc^ern  2?urger  fi^redct 

gtic^t  bie  giac^t,  ;,  >  •  ^^  ^1         ^/'V*^^ 

Die  ben  ^^ofen  grdtli^tpecfet:  ^^ 
Denn  bae  Sfuge  bee  ®efegeg  j»a^t. 

ipeiPge  Drbnung,  fegenretd^c 
lo        Jpimmelgto(f)ter,  bie  iai  ^ffii^ 

iJrei  unb  kx6)t  unb  freubig  binbet, 

Die  ber  ®tdbte  Sau  gegriinbet, 

Die  herein  »on  ben  ^efttben^ 

Slief  ben  ungefett'gen  SBilben, 
15         (Eintrat  in  ber  5!Jienfc^en  Jpiitten,  ,,v*a-''^ 

®ie  geroo^nt  ju  fanften  ®irten, 

Unb  bae  teuerjte  ber  Sanbe 
fi^.-       aBob,  ben  Strieb  jum  SSaterlanbet  ^ 


i'     Saufenb  fleip'ge  Jpdnbe  regen, 
'"20        ^elfen  ftt^  in.munterm  Sunb,--  ,.  C^ 

llnb  in  feuriaem  g^etpeaen     '~-^''"        ._^(      j^ 
aBerben  atte  ^rdftejunb^  C^f^^^-^  ^ 

3n  ber  f^rei^eit  ^eil'gem  (Sd^u^j 
25         Seber  freut  ft(|  feiner  ®tcUc, 
Sietet  bem  23 er defter  a:ru&. 
rbeit  ift  bee  Siirgere  ^ieri 
(Segen  i|l  ber  ?Wii^e  ^rei«; 
®brt  ben  ^onig  feine  Sitrbc, 
S^ret  un6  ber  Jpdnbe  glcip. 


30 


^beit  ift  bee  Siirgere  i^ierbe^  ipD'^''*^^ 

(Sefl 

®bt 

®^r 


Jpolber  ^riebe,       ^^* 
®iite  gmtroAtj  :>V^ 
SBeilet,  ttJ^Uet 


118  Sdpillcr. 

^reunblic^  ubix  biefer  ®tabt! 

!J)?bge  nie  ber  SEag  erfd)einen, 

2Bo  bee  rau^en  ^riegee  ^orben 

Diefee  ftide  5l^ol  burc^tobenj 

SBo  ber  ^immel,  j 

Den  bee  Slbenbe  fanfte  fStott 

Siebli^  malt, 

S5on  ber  Dbrfer,  oon  ber  ©tdbte 

2Bi(bem  23ranbe  fc^recflii^  jlra^U! 

9lun  jerbrec^t  mir  bae  ©ebdube,  lo 

©eine  Slbftcj)!  ^at'e  crfuflt,  ^ 

'  Da^  ftc^  ^erj  unb  Sluge  j^eibe  V"^ 

Sin  bem  roo^Igelungnen  33ilb. 
®(^h>ingt  ben  jammer,  fc^n^ingt, 
aSieber  !JJ?antel  fpringt!  15 

SBenn  bie  ®Io(f'  foil  auferfie^en, 
9Jfu^  bie  gorm  in  ©tiirfen  ge^en. 

Viv  9J?ettter  fann  bie  ^orm  jerbrec^en 
5Wit  ttjeifer  Jpanb  jur  red^ten  ^ext ! 
^Doc^  mhi,  roenn  in  ^^tajnmenbdc^en  20 

^yj^yfiMDae  glu^nbe  Srj  ftc^  fclb|l  berreit ! 

231inbiDiitenb,  mtt  bee  Donnere  ^ra^en 
3evfprengt  ee  bae  geborftne  Jpaue, 
Unb  nne  aue  offnem'^tlenrac^en 
x'it  ee  Serberben  jiinbenb  aue.  25 

so  ro^e  ^rdfte  ftnnloe  ivalten,  "^ 

Da  fann  [\d)  fein  @ebilb  ^ejMten; 
aBenn  fid)  bie  'Mikx  fclbft  befrein, 

'DiX  fann  bie  2Bo^lfa^rt  nid)t  gebei^n. 

^  (-■•■■' 

aBe^,  rcenn  ftc^  in  bem  ©c^op  ber  ®tdi>te  30 

Der  i^cuerjunber  ftill  gel)duft, 
Dae  aSolf,  jerreijjcnb  feine  ^ctte, 
3ur  (£igen^ilfe  fc^rccf lic^  greift ! 


.V 


Das  £teb  pou  bet  (Slocfe.  119 

Da^ewFrt  an  ber  ©lode  Strangen  a-j^^^ 
X)er  ^Ui&U&r,  bap  I'ie  ^euleub  f(f)aflt 
Unb,  nur  aejjialjt^u  ^Jriebcnjsfldngen, 
Die  Sofuna  anftimmt  jur  ©ercalt. 


5  fjret^eit  unb  ©letc^^eit !  ^ijrt  man  fc^aflen; 

Dtx  ruf)'ge  Siirger  greift  jur  aBe|)r, 
Die  Strafen  fiillen  fic^,  bie  JpaCen, 
/        Unb  g'TNiivpt'thnnh^i^^if^"  um^er. 


jj^^  Da  tt?erben  aBeiber  ju  Jps;idnen  ,       vvy.i/A-€< 

y^        10         UnbtreibenmitSntj^^Sc^crj;    trv*-  "     ^j^XX^-^ 
g?o^  judenb,  mit  be«  9)ant^erg  B^^ncn  I 

3errei^en  fte  be6  f^einbeg  ^crj. 

9lid^te  ^eiligee  ift  me^r,  a  lijfcn  ,    • 

®i(i  aOe  3?anbe  frommer  @d)ejL;    |vw    1**xa-K^*^*^ 
15        Der  @ute  rdumt  ben  flai^  bem  Sofen, 
Unb  afle  £after  njalten  frei. 
f^efai)xl\^  i\Vi,  ben  2cu  ju  njerfen,  '•^■' 
I  SSerberbli^  i\\  bee  2;igerg  3a^n;  '     /<. 

I  Seboc^  ber  fd^redlic^lle  ber  Sc^recfen,  iJ^l//*^ 
2o     ^Pqg  ijl  ber  5)Jenfc^  in  feinem  gBabn.'N^^^ 
jSe^  benen,  bie  bem  ©wigblinben    a--^ 
,^/^jy^    Dee  Siditee  ^immetefadel  Iet^»4~  »^^^'*" 
®ie  ftra^U  i^m  nid)t,  neTann  nur  jiinbm, 
Unb  df^ert  ®tdbt'  unb  Sdnber  ein. 


25  greube  ^at  mir  ®ott  gegeben 

®ef)et!  »ie  ein  golbner  ©tern,         ^^ 
Slue  ber  .^ulfe,  blanf  unb  tien      J^ 
®c^dlt  fi^  ber  metallne  ^ern.  ^     '''^^^^ 
aSon  bem  ^elm  jum  ^ranj 

30  ©pielt'e  n)ie  Sonnenglanj, 

2luc^  bee  5Bappene  nette  8(^ilber 
goben  ben  erfa^rnen  'i3ilber. 


120  5d?irter. 

herein!  herein!  r/"^ 

®efetlen  aUe,  fc^Ite^t  ben  SRei^en,  ^rJ^ 

©af  rtJtr  bie  ©lorfe  taufenb jvei^en!  C^ 
©oncwbia  fott  i^r  9tanie  feiju 
3ur  (Sintrft^t,  ju  ^erjinnigem  25ereinc  , ,  t-^'  '  ^5 


SSerfammIe  fte  bie  liebenbe  Jiemeint 


■^.^ 


Unb  bteg  fei  fortan  i^r  33eruf, 
ffioju  ber  SlJJeifter  fte  erfc^uf : 
^od^  iiberm  niebern  Srbenleben 
®ofl  fie  im  blauen  Jpimmetejelt,  io 

"Die  9la(^barin  beg  Donnere,  fc^weben 
Unb  grenjen  an  bie  ®ternenn>elt, 
(SoQ  eine  ©timme  fein  »on  pben,     ""^ 
SBie  ber  ®eftirne  ^efle  gc^ar,  C/^vO^^ 
Die  i^ren  (5(i)opfer  iryfljibeTub  tobcn  15 

Unb  fii^ren  bag  befrdnjte  3a^r. 
9tur  ewigen  unb  ernjten  Dingen 
®ei  i^r  metallner  5)?unb  genjei^t 
Unb  jlunblic^  mit  ben  fc^neCen  (Sd^ttJtngcn 
Serii^r'  im  ^Jluge  fte  bie  ^di.  20 

Dent  <8d>itffal  tci^e  fte  bie  3"ttge ; 
(©elbft  ^erjtog,  o^ne  5D?itgefii^I, 
Segleite  fte  mit  i^rem  ®c^n)unge 

Deg  Cebeng  h)ec^fe(»ottee  ©piel.  ►    ;«a»^-Q-w^ 

Unb  tt)ie  ber  ^lang  im  ribr  Bprge^fi^     ^^>    25 
Der  mac^tig  tiJnenb  x\x  entf^adt, 
®o  le^re  fte,  tQi'^  nic^te  befte^et, 
Daf  aOeg  Srbifc^e  u^grML   ,  ^j^ 

Se^o  mit  ber  ^raft  bee  ©trangee         .-^^'''''x, 
SBiegt  bie  ©locf'  mir  aue  ber  ®ruft,  ^         30 
Dap  fte  in  baa  3fieic^  bee  ^langee 
©teige,  in  bie  ^immeleluft  I 


Die  €ru)artung.  121 


3ie^et,  jie^et,  ^ebt ! 

®ie  bewegt  ri(i>,  fc^roebt 
tJreube  biefer  @tabt  bebeute, 
griebe  fei  i^r  erjl  ©eldute. 


2)ie  (Srtoartung. 


5  ^or'  i^  bae  |)f6rt(i^en  nic^t  ge^cn  ? 

Jpat  nic§t  ber  JRiegel  geflirrt  V 
^•Jein,  eg  tuar  bee  SBtnbee  2Be^en, 
Der  bur^  biefe  3>appeln  fc^wirrt 

D  fc^miicfe  bic^,  bu  griin  betaubtee  ©ac^, 
10      Du  fottjt  bie  Stnmutfira^Ienbe  empfangen! 
^f)x  ^'OiXQt,  baut  ein  fd^attenbee  ©emad), 
twit  ^olber  9tac^t  fte  ^eimlid^  ju  umfangen! 
Unb  all  i^r  ®^meic^ellufte,  juerbet  t»a(^ 
Unb  f^erjt  unb  fpielt  urn  ibre  9?ofentt>angen, 
1 5       SBenn  feine  f(^one  33urbe,  leic^t  betvegt, 
Der  jarte  guf  jum  ©i^  ber  Siebe  trdgt. 

©aae!    2Bae  fc^Iiipft  burc^  bie  §e(fen 
SRafc^elnb  mit  eilenbem  Sauf  ? 
^fiein,  ee  fc^euc^te  nur  ber  ®(^re(fen 
3o  2tue  bent  Sufc^  ben  93oget  auf. 

D  lof^e  beine  gacfel,  Stag !    Jpereor 
I)u  geilVge  9Za^t,  mit  beinem  ^olben  ©c^weigcnl 
Sreit'  urn  une  ^er  ben  purpurroten  glor, 
Umfpinn'  une  mit  ge^eimnie»oIlen  Btt^eigen! 
25       Der  2iebe  2Bonne  flie^t  bee  Saufc^ere  D^r, 
®ie  piebt  bee  Strablee  unbefc^eibnen  3fugcn; 
9tur  ^efper,  ber  t>erfc^n?iegene,  aCein 
Dorf,  jlifl  ^erblidenb,  ibr  33ertrauter  fein. 


133  Sd^iller.      . 

Stiff  eg  »on  feme  nic^t  leife, 
gliifternben  ©timmen  gletc^  ? 

9tein,  ber  <B<i)toan  ift'g,  ber  He  ^reife 

3ie^et  t»urc^  ben  ®ilberteic^. 

^m  D{)r  umtijnt  ein  Jparmonieenpuf ,  5 

X)er  ©pringquefl  fdttt  mit  angene^mem  JRaufi^en, 
Die  53Uime  neigt  \id^  bei  beg  Seller  ^up, 
Unb  alle  SBefen  fe^'  i(^  Sonne  tauf(^en; 
Die  a;raube  njinft,  bie  9>ftrf^e  jum  @enuf, 
Die  iip|3ig  f(^Jt)eQenb  Winter  Slattern  laufd^en,  10 

Die  2uft,  getauc^t  in  ber  ®en)iirje  ^lut, 
2;rinft  »on  ber  ^eijgen  5Bange  mir  bie  ®Iut. 

JpiJr'  ic^  nic^t  3;ritte  erfcf)atlen  ? 
Staufc^t'g  nic^t  ben  Saufcgang  ba^er? 

9iein,  bie  gru(^t  i)l  bort  gefaflen,  15 

SSon  ber  eignen  ^Mt  f6^mx. 

De«  Sageg  glammenauge  felber  bri^t 
3n  fiipem  Zoh,  unb  feine  ^arben  bla)]en; 
^ii^n  pffnen  ftc^  im  ^olben  Ddmmerlic^t 
Die  ^el(^c  fcf)i3n,  bie  feine  ©luten  ^ajfen;  20 

(£titt  ^ebt  ber  5!JJonb  fein  ftra|Ienb  Stngeftc^t, 
Die  SBett  jerfci^mitjt  in  ru^ig  gro^e  SRaffen, 
Der  ©iirtel  ifl  »on  iebem  9teij  gelo)^, 
Unb  atleg  ©AiJne  jeigt  fi^  mir  entblo^t. 

@e^'  \<i)  nic^tg  Seifeg  bort  f^immern?  25 

©idnjt'g  nid)t  roie  feibneg  ©ewanb? 

9?ein,  ee  ifi  ber  ©dule  iJUmmem 

2ln  ber  bunfein  Starugwanb. 


D  fe^nenb  ^erj,  ergo|e  bic^  ni(^t  mc^r, 
gjiit  fiipen  23ilbern  wefenloe  ju  fpielen! 
Der  21  rm,  ber  fie  umfaffen  l»iC,  ift  leer, 
^ein  <®^attenglitcf  !ann  biefen  5Bufen  fii^Ien. 


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Dcr  (5raf  pott  fjabsburg,  138 

D  fii^re  mir  bie  Scbenbe  bakr, 
2ap  i^rc  Jpanb,  bic  jdrtli^e,  micfc  fitfetenl 
Den  ^c^attcn  nur  ocn  ibvee  'Hianiele  5aum, 
Unb  in  bae  £eben  tritt  ber  ^oljle  5£raum. 

Unb  (ei«,  irie  aue  t)imm(ifd)en  ^oben 
Xie  Stunbe  bee  (viliicfee  erfd)eim, 

So  mar  fie  genabt,  ungefebcn, 

Unb  mdtt  mit  5iii|'fen  ben  greunb. 

J)cr  @rof  tion  ^otilbutfl.  / 

3u  2tacf)cn  in  feiner  ^aiferpra(i^t, 

3m  alteitumlic^cn  Saale,  (l-wCi-*-A 

®a§  ^oniii  Siubolfe  kilige  ^a6)t 

a3eim  feftli^en  ^ronung^ma^Ie. 
Xk  Speifcn  trug  ber  ^Jfoljgraf  bee  Oiling,  Ci>y^  Jj  eJUch^*^ 
(£e  f^entte  ber  23ijf)me  beTperlenben  2Bein0,    yo-w^v^feXi-C-t 

Unb  aOe  bie  3Bd^Ier,  bie  fie'ben,  j^^ 

2Bie  ber  Sterne  S^or  urn  bie  Sonne  \\&)  ftetit, 
Umftanben  gef(^dftig  ben  Jperrfc^er  ber  2BeU, 

Xie  SBiirbe  bee  Stmtee  ju  iiben. 


Unb  ringe  erfiittte  ben  ^o^n  Salfon 
20        Xae  5l5c(f  in  freub'gem  ©ebrdnge; 

2aiU  mifc^te  iK^  in  ber  9)cfaunen  Slon  /w^^****-  - 
Xae  jau^^enf  e  fRufen  ber  »)!)?enge ; 

Denn  geentigt  nad)  kngem  t>erberb(i^en  ®trcit 

Sar  bie  taifertofe,  bie  fc^rcrf(i(!^e  3fit, 
25         Unb  ein  9li(^ter  n?ar  roieber  auf  Srben;        ^ 

9iicbt  blinb  me^r  waltet  ber  eifeme  ©peer,  A*J«-c 

9lic^t  fiirc^tet  ber  Sc^ttjac^e,  ber  griebtic^e  tne^r, 
Dee  ^5)Jdc^tigen  23eute  ju  roerben.    /*'***l 

Unb  ber  ^aifer  ergreift  ben  golbnen  f  qfal,  y*^ 
«Q        Unb  fprii^t  mit  jufriebenen  2?lirfen: 


124  5d?tIIcr. 

^iin  toniglicb  Jperj  ju  entju(fen; 
.    Do^  ben  ®dnger  oenniff '  icfe,  ben  ^Bringer  ber  Suft, 
Der  mit  fii^em  .Slang  mir  bewege  bie  Sruft 
^J20«.*/<A    Unb  mit  gbttUc^  erfcijilienen  ge^ren.  5 

<Bs>  ^ab'  i^'e  ge^alten  »on  Sugenb  an, 
Unb  aae  id^  ali  9?itter  geppegt  unb  get^an, 
^x^t  voiU  i^'g  ale  ^aifcr  entbe^ren." 

Unb  fie^ !  in  ber  fjurjien  umgebenben  ^nxi 

Zrat  ber  ®dnger  im  langen  Solajre;  ^Xyotc         lo 
3^m  gldnjte  bie  gode  filbcrweip 

©ebleic^t  »cn  ber  i^iilte  ber  3a|re. 
-^v^fi^tA^  „(Sii^er  SBo^laut  f^ldft  in  ber  ©oiten  ®olb,  W-^-u^ 
T)tx  ©anger  ftngt  t)cn  ber  5!)Untte_^b,  Aw«/tW  txf  ^-^r< 

(£r  ^jreifct  ba«  ^od^fte,  iai  2?ejte,  15     . 

SBae  bae  Jperj  ft(^  h)iinfd)t,  wa^  ber  <Sinn  be^rt;  ilU<Hu</ 
1)06^  fage,  mae  ift  bee  ^aifere  n?ert 

Sin  feinem  ^errlic^ften  gefte  ?"  — 

„9?i(^t  gebieten  tt)erb'  x6^  bent  ©dnger/'  fpri(!^t 

Der  ^errfd^er  mit  Idc^elnbem  9!)Junbe,  20 

„®r  jle^t  in  bee  grij^eren  Jperren  ^flic^t, 

@r  ge^orc^t  ber  gebietenben  ®tunbe. 
2Bie  in  ben  Siiften  ber  ©turmttJinb  fauji, 
?Wan  roei^  nic^t,  con  n^annen  er  fommt  unb  brauji, 

2Bie  ber  Ductl  aue  »erborgenen  Siefen,  25 

®o  bee  ©dngere  ?ieb  aue  bem  Snnern  fc^attt 
Unb  n^edet  ber  bunfeln  ©cfii^le  &malt, 

Die  im  Jperjen  rounberbar  fc^liefen." 


Unb  ber  (Sdnger  rafc^  in  bie  ©aiten  fdflt 
Unb  beginnt,  fie  mdc^tig  ju  fd^lagen: 
(JUu9K  //5lufe  aSeibUifil  binaue  ritt  ein  ebler  ^elb, 
Den  fliic^tigen  ©emebod  }u  iagen. 


30 


15 


20 


30 


Dcr  <5raf  oott  ^absburg.  125 

^^m  folgte  ber  ^napp'  mit  tern  ^dgcrgefc^op, 
Unb  als  er  auf  felnem  |lattli(^en  Slop 

3n  cine  ^  fcmmt  gerittcn,      >i»».ft.^  ^  Aotv^ 
@in  ®locf(ein  ^ort  er  erflingcn  fern, 
Sin  ^Jricfter  n?ar'^  mit  bent  Seib  bee  Jperrn; 

SBoran  tarn  ber  gie^ner  gef^ritten.  ^tu/vi^ft^ 

Unb  ber  @raf  jur  grbe  ftc^  nei^et  ^in,   J^^ 

Dae  ^au^Jt  mit  Demut  entbloDet,      k.4M/«;Xvf^   U*a>»c*-*< 
3u  cercbren  mit  gtdubigem  S^riftcnfinn,^*^>*^T' 

9Bae  atte  ?0?enfc^en  eriijfet. 
Sin  ^Bd^lein  aber  raufcf)te  burd}e  i^c^b, 
SBon  bee  ©iepbac^e  reigenben  gluten  gefc^roeflt, 

■JDae  ^emmte  ber  SBanberer  3;ritte ;     qMjuM^ 
Unb  beifeit  legt  jener  bag  Satrament, 
2?cn  ben  ^Jiipen  jie^t  er  bie  Sc^ufjc  be|enb,    v\^w-w<<^ 

Damit  er  bae  Sdd^tein  bur(^fd^rittc. 


;,5Ba«  fc^afftt  bu?"  rcbet  ber  @raf  i^n  an, 

Der  i^n  oerwunbcrt  betra^tet. 
„^err,  ic^  watte  ju  einem  (lerbenben  5Wantt,  . 

Der  nad)  ber  .^immelefoft  f^mac^tet ; -£#«^*«*^^     J'^'*''^ 
Unb  ba  i(^  mic^  na^e  bee  23ac^ee  Steg, 
Da  ^at  i^n  ber  jiromenbe  ©iefbac^  ^intt)eg 

3m  Strubel  ber  SBefien  geriffen.  ^  ^^  ^. 

Drum  ba§  bem  Sec^jenben  njerbe  fein  ^it,  4^ij2,<*A^  vhM/r^ 
25     (So  tt?itt  ic^  bae  SBdiferlein  je|t  in  Sit' 

Durc^waten  mit  nacfenbcn  gitpen." 

Da  fe^t  i^n  ber  ®raf  auf  fein  ritterlicf)  ^ferb  , 
Unb  rei^t  i^m  bie  prddstigen  3<iwnte,  ^0^*^^ 


Da^  cr  kbe  ben  ^ranten,  ^cr  fein  be^rt,  Ajfc//tt^»<»     ^•^'^^ 

Unb  blT^eiligc  ^Jfli^t  "ic^t  »erfdumc.  '^ 

Unb  er  fclbcr  auf  feinee  Amippcn  licr 
2?ergniiget  ne^  acitcr  be?  ^agcn?  2?egier;    feiLuu>**fcA 


f^\^fyr 


128  Sd^tllcr. 

Der  anbre  bie  fRtx^c  oofifu^rct.  tnnp^UU 
Unb  am  ndd)ftcn  ^fJlorgen  mit  banfenbem  5BIt(f 
X)a  bringt  cr  bent  ©rafen  fein  0{o§  jurucf, 

Sefd)ciben  am  ^UQd  gcfii^ret.      (n*^«^ 

„^\6^t  trofle  bag  ©ott,"  ricf  mit  Dcmut^fintt  5 

T)er  @raf,  „ba^  jum  ©treiten  unb  Sagen  _^ 

Dae  9to^  t(^  befc^ritte  furberbin,  .^'^'/i^.a/^'' 

Dag  meinert  ®^^fer  getragen!      "^J^^^  "  /^"^ 
Unb  magit  bu'e  ni^t  ^aben  ju  eigncm  ©cwtnnft, 
®o  bleib'  eg  gejvibmet  bem  gottIi(^cn  Dienft !  n, 

Denn  \^  ^(xV  eg  bem  ja  gegeben, 
33Dn  bem  tc^  ®^re  unb  trbifd)eg  @ut 
3u  8et)en  trage  unb  Seib  unb  33lut 

Unb  ®eele  unb  5ltcm  unb  Seben."  — 

„®o  mijg'  (£u(^  ®ott,  bcr  aflmdc^tigc  Jport,  15 

Der  bag  gle^en  ber  ©^tvac^en  erborct, 
3u  (£t)ren  Sucf)  bringen  ^ier  unb  bort, 

®o  n.>ie  Sl)r  ie^t  i^n  gcc^ret. 
3br  fetb  ein  md^tiger  @raf,  befannt 
Durd^  ritterltc^  3BaIten  im  (gd)tt?eijerlanb ; 

(£u(^  blii^n  fe(J)g  Iteblic^e  3;ij^tcr. 
@o  mbgen  fte/'  ricf  er  begeiftert  aug, 
„®e(^g  kronen  (£uc^  bringen  in  @uer  ^aug, 

Unb  gidnjen  bie  fj)dt)ten  ®ef^Icc^tcr  \" 

Unb  mit  ftnnenbem  Jpau)5t  \<x%  ber  ^'aifer  ba,  35 

Sltg  bdc^t'  cr  »ergangencr  3fitfn; 
3c|it,  ba  cr  bem  (Sanger  ing  9luge  fab, 

Da  crgretft  ibn  ber  2330  rte  53ebcuten. 
Die  BiiQC  beg  ^Jticftcrg  crtennt  er  fcbnctl 
Unb  »erbirgt  ber  2:^rdnen  fiitrjenben  Ducfl 

3n  beg  !WanteIg  ^5urpurnen  fatten. 
Unb  a  (leg  blidte  ben  ^aifer  an 
Unb  crfanntc  ben  dJrafen,  ber  bag  get^an, 

Unb  »e«^rte  bag  giJttUc^c  aCaltcn. 


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30 


(ElYfium.  127 

Hitt  tits  Stfc^erfnaBen.  y 

®e  Id^elt  ber  (See,  er  labct  ?um  Bait; 

Der  ^nabe  fc^tief  etn  am  griinen  ®egabe.  ^ y/^r-j^ 

Da  t)ort  er  ein  ^Ungen, 

2Bie  t^lotcn  fo  fiif, 
5  2Bie  ©timmen  ber  gngct 

3m  3>virabieg. 
Unb  roie  er  ertva^et  in  feliger  ?u)l, 
Da  fpiilen  bie  Saffer  i^m  um  bie  3?ru|l, 

Unb  e^  ruft  au^  ben  itiefen: 
lo  ?ieb  ^nabe,  bift  mein ! 

3^  tocfe  ben  ®(^Idfer, 

3c^  jie^'  i^n  herein. 

jflDattbisson, 

(Slqftutn. 

Jpatn  I  ber  »cn  ber  ©otter  ^rieben, 
SBie  son  5:au  bie  SRofe  trduft, 
^5  2Bc  bie  ^ru^t  ^er  ipe^periben 

3roif^en  ©ilberbliiten  reift; 
Den  ein  rofenfarbner  Sitter 

@n?ig  unbcttjiJlft  umfleupt, 
Der  ben  ^lageton  i^erfc^md^ter 
2o  3«i^t'^ffit  »erftummen  ^ei§t. 

i^reubig  fc^aubernb,  in  ber  i^iiflc 

^ober  fyotterfeiigteit, 
©riipt,  entflo^n  ber  ©rbcn^iiflc, 

^fsc^e  beine  DunfelbeitI 
2s  SBonnc !  n?o  f ein  gf?ebelfc^lcier 

3bre«  \\x\to\fi  9leine  trubt, 
5Bo  ftc  gciftigcr  unb  freier 

Den  entbunbnen  5iW^  ^^t. 


laS  mattt^tffon. 

^a!  fc^on  citt  auf  SRpfcmDegen, 

3n  oertldrter  ^ic^tgeftalt, 
®te  bent  ©(^attent^al  entj^cgen, 

S33o  bte  ^cil'ge  Set^e  wallt; 
p^tt  ft(^  magifc^  ^ingejogen,  5 

aBie  son  letfer  ®eifterMnb, 
®(^aut  cntjitdt  bte  ©tlberwogen 

Unb  bee  Ufers  Slumenranb. 

^niet  »oQ  fiifer  Sl^nung  nieber, 

(©(^ijpfet,  unb  t^r  jitternb  23ilb  lo' 

?euc^tet  au6  bent  ©trome  tvieber, 

't)er  ber  5Wenfc^^ett  Sflnimer  ftiflt, 
2Bie  auf  fanfter  53?eereepd^e 

SDie  entoolfte  guna  fd)i»immt, 
Dber  tm  ^ri^llaC  ber  2?d(^e,  15 

^efperg  golbne  ^add  glimmt. 

9)f^c^e  trin!t,  unb  m(^t  »ergebcn8 1 

3>Io|It(^  in  ber  f^Iuten  ®rab 
®in!t  ba«  giac^tftiid  t^re«  ?cbcn« 

SBie  ein  Straumgeftc^t  ^inab.  ao 

©(dnjcnber  auf  fu^nern  gliigetn/ 

(Sd^webt  fte  aue  bee  5i;^ale6  5tad^t 
3u  ben  goftbebliimten  ^iigeln, 

SBo  ein  ero'ger  grii^Iing  lad^t. 

SBcic^  ein  feierlid^ee  ©Anjcigen !  25 

?eife,  !aum  wit  ^tpt^XjXi  Jpauci), 
®dufett'e  in  ben  Sorbeerjweigen, 

Sebt'e  im  Slmarant^enjirauc^ ! 
(So  in  ^eifger  ©tiflc  ru^ten 

£uft  unb  SBogen,  fo  nur  f(^n?ieg  30 

Die  9iatur,  ale  aue  ben  gluten 

Stnabi^omenc  flieg. 


21benbbtlbcr.  129 


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20 


2Bel(^  cin  un^ewo^nter  Sdiimmer! 

(Jrbe !  btefe«  3^iu^fr(ic!^t 
gtcimmte  felb)l  im  Senje  nimmer 

aSon  3luroreng  5(nge[tc^t ! 
(©ie^ !  beg  glatten  Spt)eug  9ianfen 

Stau^en  [xdj  in  9)urpurg(anj ! 
23(umen,  bie  ben  Cuefl  umn>an!en, 

gunfetn  wit  cin  Sternenfranj ! 

@o  bcgann'g  im  Jgain  ju  tagen, 

51B  bie  feufc^e  giJnt^ia, 
Jpoc^  S)om  jloljen  I^mc^enroagen 

X)en  geliebten  Sc^ldfer  fa^, 
5112  bie  gluren  fi(^  ocrfc^onten, 

Unb,  mit  ^olbem  3*^uberton, 
®ottcrme(obieen  tonten: 

®eUgev  ®nbi)miott! 


9t6cnti6tlber. 

aSenn  ber  9(benb 

^iif)t  unb  labenb 
®id)  auf  3;^al  unb  SBatbung  fenftj 
SBenn  bie  ffiolfen  roter  n?erbcn 
Unb  ber  Jpirt  bee  I)orfeg  Jperben 
2lm  befc^ilften  2:ei(J^e  trdnltj 

SBenn  ber  ^afe 

Seie  im  (Brafe 
25  9lafc()t  unb  im  betauten  ^raut; 

SBenn  ber  .ipirfc^  axii  bem  ©c^egc 
9BanbeIt,  unf  bae  5ic^  am  SBege 
<Btt\)t  unb  trauli^  urn  ftc^  fd)autj 


lO 


130  Balxs-Secwis. 

SBenn  mit  Sliitcn 

9luf  ben  ^iitcn, 
©enf  unb  9lc^en  auf  bent  Slrm, 
Unter  fpdtem  geilgeleier, 
Jpeimwdrtg  fe|)rt  ber  3u9  ber  ^euer 
Unb  ber  ©c^nitterinnen  ©d^marm: 

2Bonnetrdumenb 

®taun'  ic^,  fdumenb, 
Dann  »om  Damm  bie  ©egenb  an; 
greu'  fo  ^errlt^  ntic^  ber  ^e^ren 
©(^onen  @rb,  unb  fii^e  ^ai^xtn 
<BaQin,  wai  fein  Slu^brucf  fann. 


gro^  unb  bangc 

Saufd^'  ic^  knge 
giufber  5tmfeI3(bcnbIieb:  15 

S33ie,  um^iiflt  »on  ©rtenbldttern, 
^la^HgaUen  jie^enb  fc^mettern, 
Unb  ber  ^ieM|  lodt  m  JRieb; 

Sie  nur  ©ritten 

9ioc^  im  j^itten  20 

3irpen,  unb  ber  ^dfer  jlreift, 
Unb  ber  Sanbmann,  mnn'i  nod^  bdmmert, 
©eine  ®enf  im  ^ofe  ^dmmert 
Unb  ein  5Wd^erIieb(^en  pfeij^; 

Si«  ber  Siebe  sg 

©tern  fo  trubc 
Stt  ber  Stbenbrote  fc^ttimmt; 
Dann  ber  perlenfarbne  ^immct 
Dunlett,  unb  bae  ©lanjgenjimKis:^ 
Der  ©ejiime  fa(|t  entgUmmt,  30 


ERNST  MORITZ  ARNDT. 
(rafcen  from  the  picture  by  Jiigel  in  1848.) 


Dafcilatibslieb.  181 


Brnt)t. 

jDer  ®ott,  ber  ®ifen  wa^fcn  Itef, 
Der  ttjottte  !eine  ^nec^te, 
txnm  c^ab  er  Sdbet,  ®d)j»crt  unb  ®pte^ 
Dent  5)?ann  in  feine  9f{ec^te, 
5         Drum  gab  er  i^nt  ben  fii^nen  9!J?ut, 
Den  Born  ber  freien  9iebe, 
Dap  er  belldnbe  tie  aufg  23Iut, 
23ig  in  ben  3;cb  bie  ge^be. 

®D  wollen  n?ir  n?a6  ®ott  gett)oflt . 
lo        ?5?it  reciter  a;reuc  ^alten    • 

Unb  nimmcr  im  3:i)rannenfoIb 

Die  'IB^enfc^cnfc^dbel  fpaiten, 

Docf)  ttjer  fiir  3;anb  unb  ®^anbc  fic^t, 

Den  ^auen  anr  ju  (Sc^erben, 
J 5         Der  foil  im  beutfc^en  Sanbe  nic^t 

^?it  beutfc^cn  ?[i?dnncrn  erben. 

D  Deutfd)tanb,  ^cil'gee  a3aterlanb! 
D  beutfc^e  2ieb'  unb  Sreue! 
Du  t)cbee  Sanb!  bu  fc^one^  2anb! 
2o         Dir  fc^roiJren  n?ir  aufe  neue : 

Dem  3?ubcn  unb  bcm  ^ne^t  bie  ^^t  I 
Der  fiittre  ^rdb'n  uni*  jRabcn! 
go  jiebn  anr  au^  jur  ^ermann^f^lac^t 
Unb  wcllen  Sta^e  ^aben. 

25  Sa^t  braufen,  n^ae  nur  braufen  fann, 

3n  bcttcn  lic^tcn  55f*it»i"c«! 
3br  Xeutf^en  alle  5>?ann  fiir  ^ann 
giirg  33aterlanb  jufammcn! 


133  2lrnbt. 

Unt>  ^ebt  bie  ^erjcn  ^immekn! 
Unl"  l)immetai^  bie  §vinbe! 
Unb  rufet  afle  5)?ann  fiir  5}?ann: 
Die  ^ne^tf^aft  t)at  cin  @nbe! 

Saft  flingen,  t»ae  nur  fUngen  !ann,  5 

1)16  2:rommeIn  unb  bie  gloten  I 
2Bir  jvollen  ^eute  ?Wann  fiir  5}iann 
5Rit  53tut  ba^  (Sifen  roten, 
!B?it  ^enferblut,  granjofenblut  — 
D  filler  3:ag  ber  9iac^e !  lo 

X)a«  flinget  alien  SDeutfc^cn  gut, 
Tidi  ifi  bie  gro^e  <2ac^e. 

?a§t  nje^cn,  twae  nur  we^en  lann, 
(Stanbarten  ttjebn  unb  ^^abnen ! 
2Bir  n?ctlen  ^eut'  ung  gjJann  fiir  5}?ann  15 

3um  ^elbentcbe  ma^nen: 
Sluf!  fliege,  jicljee  Siegepanier 
23oran  ben  !iil)nen  JRei^en! 
2Bir  fiegen  rber  fterben  ^ier 
Den  fiipen  Slob  ber  greien.  20 


aaSttrum  ruf  i(^? 

Unb  rufjt  bu  immer  S3aterlanb 
Unb  greil}cit?  tt^itt  bag  ^crj  nic^t  ra|len? 
Unb  boc^  wie  balb  umrcllt  ber  ®anb 
De^  @rabe6  bctncn  i*cict)cnfailen! 
Die  ndcl)lle  ?vibung  tnigft  bu  fc^on  25 

©efi^ricben  bell  auf  wcifer  (2d)eitel; 
®ebcn!'  be^  weifcn  Salcmcn, 
©cfcnf  be?  Sprucbc?:  21  lie?  eitel. 


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£u^otDS  ipilbe  3agb.  133 

3a,  barum  ruf  i^  SSatertanb 
Unt"  grcibcit  —  bicfer  9tuf  muj;  bteiben, 
ffiann  lange  unfrcr  ®rabcr  SciitD 
Unb  unfern  Staub  bie  S>int>c  trciben; 
2Bann  unfrer  "iyjantcn  biinncr  Sc^all 
3m  Stitenfturme  Idngft  serflungen, 
•2ei  btcfce  ^lanicn^  SBiebcrbafl 
33on  SHitticnen  nacfcgefungcn ! 

3vi,  barum,  mil  nnr  gleic^  bem  ®^ein 
X;er  5)^crgen^dmmcruniJ  s?erfd)tt)eben, 
5)?u^  iki  bie  grofe  Sonne  fcin, 
ffiorin  roir  bluf)n,  ivcburc^  mir  (eben: 
"Erum  miiiJen  n?ir  an  bicfem  23au 
Une  bier  bie  Sungfeit  erbauen, 
X;amtt  roir  am  bem  ©eijtergau 
(£inft  felig  fbunen  nieberfd)auen. 

D  aSatertanb !  mein  2?ater(anb ! 
Xu  ^eifgee,  ba^mir  @ctt  gegeben! 
@ei  allee  eitet,  atte^  3;anb, 
5)?ein  9?ame  nic^t^  unb  ni(^t6  mein  Ceben  — 
tn  ivirft  3a^rtaufenbe  bur(^b(iibn 
3n  beutfc^en  Sreuen,  beutf^en  Q,l}xtn' 
SBir  ^ur^e  miiiJen  binnen  ^iebn, 
Doc^  ^iebe  roirb  unfterblic^  n?d^ren. 

IRorner. 

mom  toitDe  3ag&. 

SBae  gldn^t  bcrt  luMn  JBa(^e  im  Scnncnfc^ein? 

.'cox'i  ndbcr  unb  ndber  braufcn. 
(£-j  ',icbt  (ic^  beruntcr  in  biifteren  SRei^n, 
llnr  ge^en^e  .«pbrner  fcfeallen  rarcin, 

Unb  erfiiKen  bie  3eele  mit  ©raafen. 


134  Korncr. 

Unb  ivcnn  ibr  bie  fd)»far5cn  ©cfcllcn  fragt: 
Da?  1)1  Sii^oit*?  tvilbe  £*cm>ei}cnc  Sagb. 

2Bae  5icf)t  bcrt  rafd)  burd)  ben  ftnftern  2Batb 

Unb  ftreift  son  ^^ergcn  ju  S^crgcn  ? 
di  legt  [t^  in  na^ttid)en  ^intcrbalt;  5 

Dae  §urra^  jauc^jt,  unb  bic  ^^iic^fc  tnaflt, 

d-i  fatten  bie  frdnfifc^cn  (gc^crc^cn. 
Unti  n^enn  if)r  bie  fc^n?arjen  ^a^n  fragt: 
Da0  ift  2ii^on>6  tt)ilbe  semegene  3agb. 

ffie  bie  Sieben  bert  gliibcn,  bcrt  brauf't  bcr  9i^ein,     lo 

Der  SBiitrid)  geborgcn  fid)  mcinte, 
Da  nabt  a  fc^nctt  mtt  ®ciintterf(^cin, 
Unb  ivirft  ftc^  mit  riiiVgcn  5(rmen  liincin, 

Unb  [pringt  an6  Ufcr  ber  gcinbe. 
Unb  tt)enn  i()r  bie  fi^ittarjcn  Scf)nnmmer  fragt;  15 

Da«  i)!  2it^on?s  wilbe  serircgene  S^igb. 

9Bae  brauft  bort  im  3;bale  bie  (ante  S(^Ia(^t, 
5Ba6  fi^Iagen  bie  Sc^wcrtcr  jufammen? 

Silbt^erjige  9teiter  f^Iagcn  bie  v5c^(aci)t, 

Unb  ber  gunfe  ber  greibeit  ift  gliibenb  erroac^t  20 

Unb  lobert  in  blutigen  f^tammcn. 

Unb  ivenn  it)r  bie  fc^warjcn  JReiter  fragt; 

Dae  i|l  Sii^on^e  tt)i(be  »crtt)egene  Sagb. 


2Der  fc^eibet  bort  roc^elnb  »om  Sonnenlic^t, 

Unter  tt>infelnbc  ^dntc  gebettet? 
®e  judt  ber  Zot>  auf  bem  3(ngcfic^t, 
Doc^  bie  UHidcrn  §cr^en  crjittcrn  nic^t; 

Dae  a?ater(anb  ift  ja  gcrcttet ! 
Unb  tt?cnn  ibr  bic  fc^warjen  ®cfattnen  fragt: 
Da«  J»ar  iiii^cwe  n?tI^c  »crn?cgcne  2fagb. 


25 


30 


(Scbct  tpal^rcnb  bcr  Sd?Iad?t.  135 

Die  mlti  3agb  unb  bte  bcutf^e  Sagb 

21  uf  Jpenfer^blut  unb  3;5?rannen! 
Drum,  bie  i^r  un^  Uebt,  ni^t  gemeint  unb  geftagtl 
Da6  SanD  ift  ja  frci,  unb  ber  ^Jiorgen  tagt, 

SBenn  wir'e  au^  nur  fterbenb  gettjanncn  I 
Unb  Don  (Jnfein  ^u  Snfein  fei'e  nac^gefagt: 
Dae  tt»ar  Su^oree  milf  e  semcgene  Sagb. 


K       ®tM  ttii^rcnii  bcr  Sdiloj^t. 

SSater,  ic^  rufe  bic^ ! 
Sriittenb  umrooUt  midc)  ber  Dampf  ber  ©efc^ii^e,  / 

lo     Spriibenb  um^urfen  mic^  raffetnbe  33U^e.      .    ^  .r  Dj\J 
genfer  ber  ®d)Iac^ten,  ic^  rufe  bid) !  J^  J/^  -^ 


aSater  bu,  fii^re  mi(^ ! 


aSater  bu,  fii^re  mic 
gii^r'  mic^  jum  8iege,  fii^r'  mi^  jum  Zottx 
15     ^err,  ic^  erfenne  beine  Oebote ! 

^err,  h?ie  bu  it)ifl|t,  fo  fit^re  mi^. 
@ctt,  ic^  ertenne  bic^ ! 

®ott,  i^  erfenne  bi^ ! 
®o  im  ^crbji(id)en  Dlaufc^en  ber  flatter 
20     %ii  im  Sc^Iac^tenbonncrn^etter, 

Urquefl  ber  djnabe,  erfenn'  id)  bic^. 
aSater  bu,  fegne  mic^ ! 

abater  bu,  fegne  mic^  ! 
3n  beine  §anb  befe^t'  id)  mein  ?cben, 
25     Du  fannfi  ee  ne^mcn,  bu  ^afl  ee  gegeben; 
3um  ?eben,  jum  Sterbcn  fegne  mi(^ ; 
aSater,  id)  preife  bic^ ! 

aSater,  ic^  preife  bi^ ! 
'<S  ift  ja  tein  ^ampf  fiir  bie  ©titer  ber  @rbe; 
30     Da«  ^eiligfte  fd^ii^en  »ir  mit  itm  (gc^njerte: 


13G  Sd?cn!cnborf. 

"Drum  faCenb  unb  ftegenb  pvd]'  id^  Mc^; 
@ott,  bir  ergeb'  ic^  mi(|! 

®ott,  bir  ergeb'  \(i)  m\<i)  I 
SBenn  mic^  bie  Donner  beg  Stebee  begrii^en, 
Senn  meine  Slbern  geoffnet  piemen;  5 

Dir,  mein  ®ott,  bir  ergeb'  ic^  mic^! 
aSater,  ic^  rufe  bi(^ ! 

ScbenfteuDort. 

2)ag  Siet)  Dom  iR^ein. 

@g  flingt  ein  feller  ^kng, 
@in  fi^oneg  beutfc^^e^  Sort 
Sn  iebem  Jpoc^gefang  10 

Der  beutf^en  !0^dnner  fort: 
din  alter  ^onig  ^oc^geboren, 
X)em  iebeg  beutf^e  Jperj  gefc^moren  — 
aCie  oft  fein  9Zame  tvieberfe^rt, 
Man  ^at  i^n  itie  genug  ge^ort.  15 

"Dag  ijt  ber  ^eil'ge  9i^ein, 
@in  ^errfc^er,  reic^  begabt, 
X)e«  9lame  fc^on,  ivie  3Bein, 
"Die  treue  <5eete  labt. 

Q.i  regen  [i^  in  aflen  ^erjen  20 

asiel  oaterldnb'fi^e  Suft  unb  ©c^merjen, 
SBenn  man  bag  beutf^e  2ieb  beginnt 
33om  9t^ein,  bem  ^oI)cn  gelfenfinb. 

(£ic  fatten  i^m  geraubt 
X)er  alien  SBiirben  ®tanj,  25 

25on  fcinem  c^ijnigsbaupt 
Den  griinen  JRcbenfranj; 
3n  geffein  lag  ber  ^clb  gefd)lagen: 
(©ein  3urttett  unb  fein  ilolje^  ^lagen, 


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Das  iicb  Pom  Ktjeiii.  137 

SBir  f^aben'e  mandx  9?ad)t  bclaufc^t, 
aSon  ©eiilerfdjauern  ^c^r  umraufc^t. 

2Ba?  fang  ber  alte  ^e(b  ?  — 
@in  furdjtbar  frducnt'  \!ieb: 
„C  we^  btr,  fd)nofc  2BeltI 
2Bo  feine  grcibeit  bluf)t, 
35cn  3:reuen  lo^  unb  bar  »pn  Sbrcn! 
Unb  Jvidft  bu  nimmcr  trieberfebren, 
5)?ein,  ac^  I  gcftcrbcnee  fi)cf(^kcf)t 
Vint  mettt  gebroc^ncs  beutfdjee  JRec^t !" 

„C  meine  bebe  3tnt! 
?Wein  goltncr  ^cbenstag ! 
Site  noc^  in  ^errUd)tcit 
5Kem  rcutfcl)Iant  Dcr  mtr  (ag. 
Unt  auf  unt  ab  am  Ufer  matltcn 
Die  ftelien  ablic^en  @c)'ta(tcn, 
Die  ^elcen,  tt?eit  unb  breit  gecbrt 
!Durc^  ibre  Jugenb  unb  i^r  Sd)roert  I" 

„Se  war  ein  frontmeg  23Iut 
3n  fcrner  jRiefenjeit 
3Sott  tiibnem  ^euenmut 
Unt  milP  ale  eine  5}Jaif. 
5>Jan  fingt  ee  ncc^  in  fpdten  3;agen, 
SBie  ten  erfc^lug  tix  arge  ^agen, 
2Bae  ibn  ju  fclcbcr  Jbat  gelenft, 
3n  meinem  i3ette  Ucgt'6  aerfcnft." 

„Xu  Siinber,  wittc  fort! 
23alC'  in  Cein  i^cc^er  ?oIl; 
Der  '^iibclungcn  §crt 
Srftcbt  reebl,  nnnm  cr  fell. 
(£e  ivirb  in  fir  rie  Sccle  graufen, 
5i?ann  meine  ^ctjrecfcn  bid)  umbraufen; 


138  Sdjcnfcnborf. 

3c^  ^abc  mi)l  unb  trcu  beira^rt 
X)en  (5^a|  ber  atten  ^raft  unb  StrtI'' 

GErfiiflt  i|l  jencg  SBcrt: 
X>er  .^bnig  ift  nun  fret, 

Der  gUbelungen  ^crt  ^ 

®r)le^t  unb  gtdnjct  neu! 
@g  [inb  bie  dten  beutf^en  Sferen, 
Die  n?ieber  t^rcn  ®(^etn  bett)d^ren: 
Dcr  a?dter  3ud)t  unb  ?0?ut  unb  9lu|m, 
Dag  ^eit'ge  bcutfc^e  ^aifertum !  lo 

2Bir  ^ulb'gcn  unfcrm  §errn, 
5Btr  trinfcn  fcincn  SBein. 
Die  i^vei^cit  fet  bcr  ©tern ! 
Die  ^ofung  fei  ber  9t"^ein! 

SBir  rocttcn  ibm  auf6  neue  fd)n)oren;  15 

3Bir  miiiJen  i^m,  er  un«  ge^ijren. 
a3on  gcifftt  !ommt  er  frei  unb  ^el)r, 
@r  flie^e  frei  in  ®ottee  ^m ! 

2)lutterf|jrot^e. 

!01utterfprac^e,  !OTutterIaut! 
SBie  fo  hJonnefam,  fo  traut !  80 

dx^ci  SBort,  bag  ntir  erf(^allet, 
©iipeg,  er|leg  Siebegnjort, 
(Srjler  2;on,  ben  ic^  gelaflet, 
^Unge|l  ettJig  in  ntir  fort. 

%di,  tt)ie  triib  ift  meinem  ©inn,  25 

Scnn  ic^  in  ber  grembe  bin, 
5Benn  id)  frembe  Sunsc"  iiben, 
grcmbe  SBcrte  braud)en  mup, 
Die  id)  nimmcrmebr  fann  lieben, 
Die  nii^t  f lingen  ale  fin  ®ru^  I  30 


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25 


21u5  t>tn  ,,(5e^atm\d}ien  Soncttcn."        13t* 

®prad)e,  fc^on  unb  njunbcrbar, 
21  ct)  n?ic  fUngeft  bit  fo  fkr! 
Sill  ncc^  tiefer  mid)  scrtiefcn 
3n  ben  SRei(^tunt,  in  bie  fxadit, 
3ji  mir'js  boc^,  ale  ob  mi(^  riefcn 
abater  am  be«  ©rabee  «Wa^t. 

.tlinge,  flinge  fort  unb  fcrt, 
^elt>en|prad)e,  Siebeemort, 
8tetg'  empor  am  tiefen  ©riiften, 
Cdngjt  »erfc^ollneg  aUc6  2ieb, 
2eb'  aufe  neu  in  ^eiFgen  Sc^riften, 
Da^  bir  jcbee  Jperj  erglii^t! 

iiberatt  nje^t  ®Dtte«  ^auc^, 
Jpeilig  ill  wcl)!  manc^er  23rauc^. 
Stber  fell  ic^  beten,  banfen, 
@eb'  ic^  meine  2iebe  funb, 
Wliint  feligften  ©ebanfen, 
®prec^'  ic^  mc  ber  5)Jutter  9[)?unb. 

lRucf?ert. 

9lu8  ben  „@e^arnif(^ten  Sonettcn." 

rcr  blutburd)iinrtte  23crl)an3  ift  geboben, 
Xag  Sc^icffal  gcl)t  an  feine  Jrauerfpiele; 
Xcr  crnjlcn  Spieler  finb  berufen  t)iele, 
2>iflfa^  an  3lrt  unb  bunt  an  ©arberoben. 

I^enft  i^r,  ben  ildmpfern  auf  ber  23u^ne  brvtcn 
So  jujufeljn  oon  eurer  niebern  Diele? 
5}Jit  Stirn  unb  .§dnben  obne  Sc^ttjei^  unb  ®c^n)tcle 
@o  ju^ufe^n,  in  tabeln  unb  ju  loben? 

?!J?it  nic^ten!    3l)r  feib  au^  jum  Spiel  bevufen; 
SBer  2lrme  bat,  binauf,  fie  brein  ju  mifc^en! 
ajrauc^t  ibr  3uf^^ucr?  bie  au^  ftnb  gerufcn. 


140  Hucfcrt. 

Tit  Shelter  ©eijler  fd^aucn  au^  ben  9?ifc^en 
SBaIt)alIa?  broin,  unb  Jrcrbcn  'i^eifall  nifcn 
jDem  brviocn  ©ptclcr,  unb  bcm  fd)(c^ten  jifcl)en. 

* 
S^r  beutfc^en  SBdtber  raufc^t  in  curen  grifc^en; 
Un^  fd)utteU  cure  I'ecfen  un'ocnvirrct ;  5 

i:ic  3'aub'  ift'^,  bie  in  curcn  Sd)attcn  girret; 
Xer  ©cicr,  ber  fie  fc^eud)t,  Ijat  aue^qefrif^en, 

Unb  il)r,  0  beutfi^e  Stvcmc,  brauft  bajtt)ifc^en; 
3^r  biirft  bie  Silberi^Icife  uni^eirret 
5fun  wiebcr  jicbn;  bie  9ioffe  finb  entfd)irret,  lo 

X)ie  ftreitig  macf)ten  eure  glut  ben  gifd}en. 

3^r  beutfd)en  Stuen,  fiinftig  unjevtreten, 
31)r  foflt  iel^t  Sd)ai-en  tragen  bic^ter  Sit^rcn, 
5Jict)t  ftarre  Saaten  me^r  son  ®peer  unb  Spiefjen; 

Unb  ni^t  ber  Zoh  aU  (Si^nittcr  fei  gcbeten,  15 

Unb  nic^t  bie  (Svnte  foil  son  ^lut  unb  3*^^ren, 
aJom  3;au  bee  griebene  foil  fie  iibcrfliepen. 

®Ieid)nne  bie  Suben,  bie  ine  '^odj  gebeugten, 
Sluejieljenb  aui  3(gs)pti  ^ne^tfc^»ift)lanbe, 
9Iid)t  felbjl  anlangten  int  ijer^eijjnen  ^anbe,  20 

©onbcrn  nur  eril  t?on  ibnen  bie  ©r^eugten; 

(go  lajje  fic^  aud)  biee  ®efc^Ie(^t  nid)t  beuc^ten, 
greil)eit  ju  finben,  njeil  ei  brid)t  bie  33anbe; 
(£5  muji  »ocvbrennctt  in  bem  ?dutrungebranbe, 
Tai  reinc  \!id}t  ivirb  erft  ben  (gnfein  leud)ten.  25 

D  bitrft'  id)  nur,  n)ie  bu  ?Wann  ©ottce,  ?!}iofe, 
Tort,  ra  bu  yon  Sinaie  SDoIteufpil^e 
S)visi  ^anb,  baj;  bu  and)  burfteft  nid)t  betreten, 

9Son  feme  fa^e|l,  fo  im  bunflen  (gc^ofe 
Der  Bufunft  id),  I)eII  »on  propl)etifd)cm  23Iil^e,  ^^ 

^cbn  beutfi^er  f^reibeit  ?anb,  unb  ftumm  anbetcn. 


2lus  „ilgiics'  CEotcufcicr."  141 

9Ltt§  „5l9nfS'  2:otenfeicr.'" 

Sett  ic^  (udj  fa^cn,  bajj  als  ^Diorj^cnglorfe 
3br  ©ru^  rer  Scete  fcf)(umnicrnb  \:cben  regte? 
Za^  fie  fer  ^ottin  9Jac^t  jjlid),  wann  fte  (egte 
Ume  3(ntli^  fc^ttjeigenli  i^re  bunftc  2ode? 

5     Sott  i(^  cuc^  fagen,  ba^  som  §aupt  jur  Socfe 
Xeg  SBo^ttaut^  2Boi?e  tt^rcn  SBu^^  betvegte? 
Tap  ibre  Stirne  Silienbecte  ^egte  ? 
ra§  i()re  SBange  a^arb  jum  Stofcnjlocfe  ? 

©as  ^ilft'^,  bap  i^  burd)  §obn  unb  5i:iefen  f(^tt>eifei 
lo  Dvif  i^  an  Senncn  meine  ^adcl  jiinbe  ? 
IDaf  i(^  ben  Xuft  »on  attcn  'Blumen  ftreife? 

iJ?ur  tcte  garben  ^auf  i^.    2Ber'e  s^erftunbe, 
Jpinburc^  ju  [d)lingcn  fo  be^  ^ebeng  ®c^Ieife, 
l;a^  braue  xbx  wa^re^  33tlb  bem  23U5  entfliinbe ! 

*         * 

* 

15     2Bar'  i(^  hJie  i^r,  t{>r  fcmmcr(id)en  Sc^malben, 
3c^  n?anbert'  aug  son  biefer  oben  §eibe; 
3c^  fc^rcor'  ce  eu^  bei  mcine^  §er^en6  Setbe, 
3^r  fe^t'g  nur  nic^t,  ber  Jperbft  ift  aflent^alben. 

Unb  i^r,  bie  i^r  ned)  Icbcn  n^cttt,  nut  ^alben 
20  Sc^einleben,  2?irfe,  a?ud)e,  2inb'  mw  SBeibe, 
3c^  rat'  e^  eud),  laft  ab  »om  griincn  5?(cibe, 
Unb  tleibet  c(;ne  Sd)cu  cud)  mit  bent  falben. 

gragt  nic^t,  wcixxxm !  fragt  nie^t,  \i\\i  bcnn  im  <5Jange, 
^Jtatur,  bie  altc  OJJuttcr,  ple^Hc^  ftorte, 
25  'ija^  -iperbft  tommt  in  ben  grit^Iing  eingebroc^en ! 

g?ic^t  er|l  fcit  ^euf  ift'g  ia,  ee  i)!  feit  (ange; 
Xenn  fie,  ber  atl  ber  griibling  angcborte, 
(2d)laft  i^ren  •JDintcrf^laf  fct)cn  fieben  Scd>en. 


142  Hiicfcrt. 

%uS  ten  „@ictlittncn." 

3<^f  Sf^J^i^r,  fffi  i*!^  jwi"  Sie|la  laben; 

^aunt  tl)u'  id)  felbjl  tern  (gc^lummcr  SBil'erj^anb. 

©ntfunfen  ift  fc^kftrunfenen  9?aiaben 

T)ie  Urne  murntelnb  in  ben  n^annen  ©anb. 

Qi  fd>(ummern  unterm  Siebe  bcr  Sicaben  5 

Dr!?aben  jtt)if(^en  23uf^  unb  ?5dfcntt>anb. 

^omm,  ©c^one,  ba^  bir  nic^t  bie  ©luten  fc^aben, 

©c^Iaf  au6) !  bie  9Is^mp^en  fc^Iafen  all  im  ?anb. 

*         * 
* 

T)tx  ?enj  ijl  meiner  Siebflen  blum'gee  ^leib; 

2Bie  fi^miflt  oor  2u|l  e6,  h)eid)  fie  ju  umfUef en !        10 

Der  5Rorgen  ijl  i^r  gldnjenbe^  ®ef^meib; 

SBie  bli^t  eg,  @tra|)l€n  urn  fie  ^er  ju  gie^en! 

Dee  23aume6  itnofpen  finb  ein  ftittee  2eib, 

Dae  gem  fi^  miJc^t'  an  i^rem  IMicf  erfi^tie^en: 

Unb  atte  Slumen  finb  ein  l^eller  9teib,  15 

SSeil  9iofen  nur  auf  i^rer  ilBange  fpriepen. 

«tt«  Hen  ^Dfm^cn  SRofcn." 

Kcf^r'  ein  bci  mir  I 
Du  bijt  bie  fRnf^, 
Der  %xk'^e  milb, 
Die  ®et)nfuc^t  bu, 
Unb  toai  fie  ftiCt.  20 

Scf)  tvei^e  bir 
aSott  2u|l  unb  ®^merj 
3ur  Sof)nung  t)icr 
SJfein  3tu9'  unb  §erj. 


^e^r'  ein  bei  mir, 
Unb  fc^iie^e  bu 
©till  binter  bir 
Die  3)forten  ju. 


25 


(St^afclc.  143 

Jrcib  anbcrn  Sdimerj 
5tue  bicfer  'i?ruil ! 
2?ofi  fei  bicei  ^crj 
23cn  bciner  '^uft. 

5  l:ieg  Stugenjeft 

aScn  beinem  @(anj 
Stilein  erbettt, 
D  fiitt'  cs  ganj. 

€tn  (Sru§  an  bic  €ntfcrntc. 

3c^  fenbe  einen  @ru§  trie  Tuft  ber  fRo\m, 

lo     3(^  fenb'  ibn  an  ein  SRofenangeftc^t, 

^d)  fenbe  einen  @ru§  wie  ^ru^ftng^fofen, 
3^  fenb'  i^n  an  ein  3luge  friifjlingelic^t. 
2lu^  Sc^mer^enftiirmen,  bie  mein  ^erj  burc^tofen, 
Senb'  ic^  ben  Jpau^,  bi^  unfanft  rii^r'  er  nic^t! 
®enn  bu  gebenfejl  an  ben  greubelofen, 

^5     (go  jjjirt)  ■s}ix  Jpimmel  meiner  9Zdc^te  lic^t. 

@l)afele. 

Tiu  Duft,  ber  meinc  eeele  fpeifct,  »erta^  mic^  ni^H 
5lraum,  ber  mit  mir  bur(^^  ^eben  reifet,  »er(ap  mi^ 
nic^t! 
I)u  9)arabiefe#»ogeI,  beffen  Sc^ttjing'  ungefe^n 
2o     !Olit  leifem  ©dufeln  mic^  umfreifet,   »erlaf  mic^ 
nic^t ! 
Du  3lmme  mir  unb  Stmmenmdrc^en  ber  ^tnb^eit  etnfl! 
Du  fe^Ifl,  unb  i(^  bin  nod^  »ertt»aifet,  uerla^  mtc!^ 
ni(^t! 
■tju  jlatt  ber  Sugenb  mir  geblieben,  ba  fte  mir  flo^ ; 
2Bo  bu  mir  ^itWt  ^i"  ^  ergreifet,  oerkf  mic^ 
nic^t; 
25  D  bu  mein  grii^ting !  fte^,  tt?ie  braupen  ber  §erbjt  nun 
brauft} 


144  HiicFcrt. 

^omm,  bap  nic^t  SBinter  mi^  umeifet,  »erla§  mi^ 
nic^t! 
D  §auA  beg  griebcne !  ^or(^,  roie  braufen  bae  Seben 
tobt; 
SBer  i|^,  ber  jlitt  ^tnbur^  mid^  weif^t?    SBcda^  mic^ 
md)t ! 
£)  bu  mein  9tauf(^!  bu  meine  2iebe!  o  bu  mein  Siebl 
X)ae  t)ier  burc^  mic^  ft*^  felbcr  ))retfet,  cerlaf  mic^   5 
ntc^t! 

%u8  bcm  „8tc6c8rt«^nnfl." 

1)u  meine  ®eele,  bu  mein  §erj, 
Du  meine  2Benn',  0  bu  mein  ®(^merj, 
Du  meine  SBelt,  in  ber  id)  lebe, 
5JJein  .^immel  bu,  barein  id)  fcbtt)ebe, 
D  bu  mein  ®rab,  in  bag  binab  10 

5^  ert)ig  meincn  Summer  ^ab\ 
I)u  bift  bie  JRub,  bu  bift  ber  ^Jriei'fn, 
■Du  bi|l  ber  ^immel  mir  befc^ieben. 
t)a^  bu  mic^  liebft,  mad)t  mii^  mir  hjeri; 
!Dcin  3?Ud  i^at  mic^  9or  mir  »erfldrt,  j- 

"Du  bebjt  mic^  liebenb  iiber  mi^, 
SJiein  guter  @eift,  mein  bejfreg  Sc^  I 


9lofe,  ?OTeer  unb  Sonne 
<Sinb  ein  33i(b  ber  Siebjten  mein, 
jDie  mit  ibrer  2Benne 
%a^t  mein  ganjeg  2eben  ein. 

3ttter  ©lanj,  crgoffen, 
3(IIer  3;au  ber  J^riibUnggflur, 
Siegt  s»ercint  bcfd)Ic|Tcn 
3n  bem  ilelc^  ber  JRcfe  nur. 


ao 


25 


2Ius  ^Oln  „£icbc5fruI]Hn9."  ^^^ 

9lCe  garben  rin^en, 
Slflc  Xiift'  im  i!enjgefilb, 
Urn  ^ersjorjubringcn 
3m  2?erein  ber  9iDfe  23Ub. 

g  9iofe,  Tlctx  unb  Sonne 

(Sinb  ein  2?ilb  ber  Siebften  mein, 

Die  mit  ibrer  33onne 

gapt  mein  ganjee  ^^eben  ctn. 

2ltte  StriJme  ^aben 
jQ  S^ren  2auf  auf  ®rben  bto§, 

Urn  ft^  ju  begrabcn 
©e^nenb  in  be^  ^JJeerce  Sc^o^. 

2lfle  Duellen  fliepen 
3n  ben  unerfc^b^^ften  ©runb, 
ginen  ^reig  ju  fc^Hc^en 
*5  Urn  ber  ®rbe  blii^nre6  SRunb. 

JRofe,  !Kecr  unb  Sonne 
Sinb  ein  iBilb  ber  Siebjten  mein, 
I^ie  mit  i^rer  Sonne 
0apt  mein  ganjee  2eben  ein. 

20 

2llle  Stern'  in  Siiften 

Sinb  ein  Siebesblicf  ber  yiai^t, 
Stt  bee  5)Jorgend  Tiiften 
Sterbenb,  wann  ber  J'ag  ern>a(i^t, 

2ttte  ®cltenpammen, 
25  't)er  jerjlreutc  ^immetegtanj, 

glie^en  ^ett  jufammen 
3n  ber  Sonne  Strablenfranj. 

SRofe,  !Weer  unb  Sonne 
Sinb  ein  23ilb  ber  ^iebften  mein, 
i:;ie  mit  ibrer  SBonnc 
gaft  mein  ganjee  \!eben  ein. 


30 


146    \  Hucfcrt. 

Stebfle !   '^m,  nic^t  luftberaufd^t, 
(©onbern  rubig  niic^tern, 
§at  fic^  ^erj  urn  Jperj  getauf^t, 
Snnig  ftar!  unb  fi^ud)tern. 

^cine  tt)i(be  f^wdrmenbe  S 

©innegubermeiftrung, 
ffiinc  milbe  jrdvmenbe 
^altenbe  Segeiftrung. 

2Bte  mein  Dic^ter  »on  9?atur, 
2tebfte !  fo  mein  i!iebcn.  lo 

9?temalg  trunfen  bab'  i^  nur 
2lu^  ein  Sort  gefcbrieben. 

fittftcleficn. 

2Bdr'  ic^  bie  2uft,  urn  btc  fjlugel  ju  fci^lagen, 
SBoIfen  ju  jagen, 

liber  bie  ©ipfcl  bcr  Serge  ju  jireben,  15 

IDai  toax"  ein  Seben! 

SEannen  ju  tvicgen  unb  @i(^ett  ju  [(i^aufcln, 
SBeiter  ju  gauleln, 

®eete  ben  fliifternben  Sc^atten  ju  geben, 
Dae  i»dr'  ein  Scben !  20 

(Sc^o,  bie  f^tummernbe,  nerfcnb  ju  n^eden. 
^bmpbftt  JU  fc^rccfen, 
iiber  bie  fc^aui'ernben  glwrctt  JU  beben, 
Dae  tt)dr'  ein  Sebcn ! 

Slofen  mit  (S(^meic^etn  entfofen  ein  Jdc^cln,      25 
gielfengtut  fd(i)eln, 
Duftige  Silienfd^Ieier  §u  ^eben, 
Dae  »dr'  ein  Scben !    . 


lO 


2lus  „5c!?i="Ktn9."  147 

2?rdutett  an  if)rem  ©ewanbe  ju  fdufein 
?cden  5U  frdufein, 

liifte  sen  beibcn  ali  ®tcuer  cr^eben, 
Dae  Jrdr'  ein  geben! 

53?t^rr^cn  unb  SBei^rauc^  jum  Dpfer  ju  tragcn, 
(£ergc«5  l^cbagcn, 

ipeilic^cn  glammen  ben  2ttem  ju  geben, 
Da6  h)dr'  ein  Seben ! 

<Sc^n.'»cfienbe  ^Mc  ju  f^iittetn  wn  Bweigcn, 
Slbren  ^u  netgen, 

SErauben  ju  fiiffen  tm  (Sc^ofc  ber  9ieben, 
Dae  n?dr'  ein  Sebcn  ! 


5!}?or9cn^  bem  9ieb  unb  ber  ^(um'  auf  bem  9lafen 
2Ca(^e  JU  bkfen, 
15         2lbcnb?  bie  3:rdumc  ber  t5d)0i)fung  ju  treben, 
Da«  n^dr'  ein  ?eben ! 

^ni)l  bei  bee  IWittage  i»erfengenben  ©lutett 
Stau^en  in  gluten, 

2luen  mit  trdufelnber  S^minge  befc^rtjeben, 
20        Dag  tt?dr'  ein  Seben  I 

SRcfen,  aui  euern  »erfd)(c(fenen  J^iireid 
Diifte  entfiibren, 

Um  fte  in  ^reimunbg  Sieber  ju  ttjeben, 
txii  tt)dr'  ein  Seben ! 

25  3;ra(^te,  bap  bcin  2lupre«  werbc 

©Idnjenb,  unb  bein  Snnree  rein; 

Sebe  !D?ienc  unb  ©eberbc, 

Sebee  SBort  ein  (Sbcljtein. 

Um  JU  fein  ber  ^err  ber  {£rbe, 
30  ®atte  ©efenbeit  unb  3(^ein. 


148  21.  tr>.  5d/IcgeI. 

a.  M.  ScblCQeL 

tiaS  (SttttoanenHcb. 

Dft,  mnn  ftc^  i^re  rcine  Stimm'  crft^tvungen, 
(S(^uc&tern  unt>  !u^n,  unb  Saiten  brcin  geraufi^et, 
.§ab'  ic^  ba^  unbewu^te  ^er^  betaufcbet, 
DaS  am  ber  Srufl  metobifc^  sorgcbrungen. 

35om  5Bec^cr,  ben  bic  SBetlen  cingebrungcn,  5 

3tl6  au^  bent  ^fanb,  bag  2ieb'  unb  Slreu  getauf^et, 
"Lex  altc  ^iJnig  fterbenb  [ic^  beraufc^et, 
X)a6  ivar  bag  le^te  Steb,  fo  fte  gefungen. 

aBo^I  jiemt  fic^'g,  baf  ber  leben^miibe  B^6:!ir, 
2Benn  bunfle  gluten  jlift  fein  Ufer  fii^en,  iq 

Sn  i^ren  (S(^o^  ba^tngiebt  att  fein  Sebnen. 

SD?ir  n)arb  aug  liebeootter  ^anb  geripen, 
(©c^Ianf,  golben,  fiifgefuttt,  befrdnjt,  ber  ^ec^er; 
Unb  mtr  ju  gitfen  brauft  ein  !Wcer  »on  a;^rdncn. 

3n  ber  ^rcntbe. 

Oft  ^ab'  ic^  bid)  rau^  gefc^olten  15 

5[l?utterfprac^e,  fc  sertraut .' 
Jpc>f)er  batte  mir  gegolten 
©itblid^cr  Sircnenlaut. 

•  Unb  nun  irr"  xiii  in  ber  gernc 

f^reubenlog  son  Drt  ju  Drt,  go 

Unb  oernd^m',  ac^  ane  fo  gerne! 
gtur  ein  einjig  beutf(!^eg  2Bort. 

!Kan(iie«  regt  fi*  mir  im  Snnern, 
X!0^  wit  fd)aff'  ic^  bier  i^m  Suft? 
2ltt  mein  finbli(^e«  grinnern  25 

f?»nbet  in  mtr  feine  ®ruft. 


(Slalbcrou— Die  IlTufif.  149 

©infam  f^tveif  id)  in  bie  gelber, 
©uc^'  ein  Sc^o  ber  9latur; 
Slbcr  2?a(^e,  SBinbe,  SBdlber 
9laufc^en  fremb  auf  bicfer  ghir. 

5  Un»erftanben,  unbeac^tet, 

2Dte  mein  beutfc^ee  8ieb  t?ert)attt, 
5BIeibt  ee,  mann  mein  5Bufen  f^mai^tet, 
Unb  in  bangem  ©e^nen  roaCt. 

fr.  Scbleoel. 

©in  Baubergarten  liegt  im  ^JJieereegrunbe; 
10        ^ein  ©arten,  nein,  aus  funfltidten  ^r»|laflen 
®in  2Bunberfd)Iof,  n?o  bli^enb  son  «10?etaCen, 
Die  Sdum^en  fproffen  aue  bem  Ii(!^ten  ©runbe; 

^ein  SDleer,  wo  oben,  feitoartg,  in  bie  SRunbe, 
fjarbige  fjlammentuogen  un«  umhjatten, 
5        Do^  fii^Ienb,  buftenb  aCe  <5inne  aflen 
Cntrauben,  fiif  umfpielenb  iebe  2Bunbe. 

9ti(^t  3flwt'rer  blos  uon  biefen  ©eligleiten, 
23e§aubert  fetbfl  mobnet,  jum  fc^onften  So^ne, 
3m  eignen  ©arten  felig  fdbft  ber  ^leifier; 

2o  Drum  foflen  aQe  ^een  auc^  bereiten 

Deg  Di^ter^immelg  biamantne  ^rone, 
Dir,  Salberon !    Du  (©onnenjtra^l  ber  ©eijier. 

Uiecft. 

Ste  SRufif. 

3(i^  bin  ein  Sngel,  9[Renfc^en!inb,  ba«  tt)iffe, 
?D?ein  gliigelpaar  fUngt  in  bem  5)JorgenUc^te, 
25         Den  griinen  SBalf  erfreut  mein  2(ngefid)te, 
Dag  ?Uad)ttgvitIcn'(£^or  giebt  feine  ©riipe. 


150  Ciccf. 

2Dcm  id^  ber  <SterbUc^en  tie  iippt  fujfe, 
"Dent  tont  bie  SBelt  ein  gijttlici^ee  ®ebi^te, 
2BaIb,  2BaJTer,  gelb  unb  fiuft  \px\d)t  i^m  ©efc^id^te, 
3tm  ^erjen  rinnen  3>arabtefe^f[ujfe. 

!£)ie  eto'ge  Siebe,  t»elc^e  me  eergangen,  5 

©rfc^eint  i^m  im  Sriump^  auf  aflen  SBogen, 
@r  nimmt  ben  Sijnen  tt)re  bunfle  ^iitte, 

Da  regt  fii^,  fc^Iagt  in  Subel  auf  bie  <Stitte, 
3ur  frieFnben  ©lorie  nnrb  ber  ^immelebogen, 
Der  Slrunfne  t^bxt,  toai  aCe  (Sngel  fangen,  lo 

£)te  Slumen. 

®ie^  bie  jarten  Slitten  feimen 
9Bie  fte  aui  fi^  felbfi  ema(^en, 
Unb  tt)ie  ^inber  aug  ben  Sraumen 
T)ix  entgegen  Ueblic^  Ia(^en. 

S^re  l^ar^e  ijl  int  ©pieten  i5 

3ugefe^rt  ber  golbnen  ®onne, 
Deren  ^ei^en  ^u^  ju  fu^Ien, 
Da^  i)l  i^re  I)0(i^11e  SBonne: 

9ln  ben  ^iiffen  ju  eerf^mac^ten, 
3u  ijergebn  in  Sieb'  unb  2Bebmut;  20 

Sllfo  jte^n,  bie  eben  lac^ten, 
SBalb  »ertt)elft  in  [titter  Demut. 

'Bai  ijl  i^re  boc^j^e  greube, 
3m  ©eliebten  ftc^  »erje:^ren, 
®ic^  im  2;Dbe  ju  »erfldren,  25 

3u  »erge|)n  in  fii^em  Seibe. 

Dann  ergiefen  fie  bie  Diifte, 
3^re  ®eijler,  mit  Sntjiicten, 
@e  beraufc^en  fi^  bie  i^iifie 
3m  batfamifc^en  Srquicfcn.  30 


Der  3crgmann.  151 

Siebc  tommt  jum  5)?enf(^en^erjcn, 
Slegt  bie  gotbnen  Saitenfpiele, 
Unb  bie  8eele  fpnd)t:  ic^  fii^le 
fBai  tai  Sc^onftc  fei,  ironac^  i^  jie(c, 
5  aSe^mut,  Se^nfui^t  unb  ber  iltebe  8c^merjen. 

•Rovalis. 

Ser  93ergmann. 

T)er  ijl  ber  Jperr  ber  @rbe, 
2Ber  t^re  3;iefen  mi^t, 
Unb  jeglic^cr  2?efc^»erbe 
3n  i^rem  ©c^op  stergipt. 

16  2Ber  i^rcr  gclfengtieber 

©e^eimen  23au  »erftet)t, 
Unb  un»erbrc)Ten  nieber 
3u  i^rer  2Ber!|latt  ge^t. 

dx  ift  mit  i^r  serbiinbet, 
15  Unb  innigtic^  sertraut, 

Unb  TOirb  »on  i^r  cntjiinbet, 
5tle  war'  fie  feine  Sraut. 

(£r  fte^t  i^r  aCe  3;age 
?KU  neuer  giebc  ju, 
20  Unb  f^eut  ni^t  gleip  unb  3>lage, 

©ie  la^t  i^m  feine  9iu^. 

1)ie  mac^tigen  ©cfc^ic^ten 
Der  Idngil  oerfloJTnen  :^ixt, 
3)1  fte  i^m  ju  beric^ten 
25  tWit  greunbUc^fett  bereit. 

Der  aSorwett  ^eitge  ?ufte 
Umttjc^n  fein  2lngefic()t, 
Unb  in  bie  giad)t  ber  ^lufte 
©tra^It  i^m  ein  en?ge«  ix^t. 


im  Tixn'im. 


@r  trtfft  auf  aCen  2Begen 
(£in  tDC^lbefanntcg  Sanb, 
Unt  gem  fommt  fie  entgegen 
X)en  SBerfen  feiner  ^vinb. 

3^m  folgcn  bic  ®etvd|Jer  5 

^ijlfreic^  ben  3?erg  biuauf; 
Unb  aUe  getfcnfc^loffcr 
a^un  it)rc  S(^d^'  i^m  auf. 

@r  fii^rt  be«  ®clbeg  (Strome 
3n  feineg  ^onigg  ^au6,  10 

Unb  fc^miirft  bie  Dtabeme 
?Wit  eblen  ©tcinen  au6. 

3njar  rci^t  cr  trcu  bent  ^onig 
"iDen  gliicfbegvibten  2lrm, 
£>cd)  fragt  er  na^  i^m  n^enig,  15 

Unb  bleibt  mit  ^5r«uben  arm. 

<®ie  mijgen  fii^  ertciirgen 
3lm  §u^  um®ut  unb  (i)etb; 
@r  blcibt  auf  ben  ®ebirgen 
I)er  fro^e  ^err  ber  SBelt. 


Hcntm. 

Stebedgluif. 

9Wir  ifl  ju  Ii(^t  jum  (5(^lafen, 
Der  3:ag  brtd)t  in  bie  9?a^t, 
jDie  ®eele  ru^t  im  Jpafen, 
3d)  bin  fo  firo^  erwac^t. 

S(^  bauc^te  meine  ®eele 
Sm  crilen  ^uffe  ani, 
2Ba6  ift'e,  bajj  ic^  mid)  quale, 
Db  fte  aud)  inni  ein  ^aue. 


ao 


«5 


Dcv  Spinncrin  iieb.  153 

<Bk  f)at  eg  tro^t  gefimben 
5luf  i^ren  iippen  f^iJn, 
D  jvel^e  fclge  ©tunben, 
SBie  ift  mir  fo  gcfdie^n. 

f  2Ba«  fott  ic^  nun  nod|  fe^en, 

31  (^  aflee  iji  in  i^r, 
2Ba0  fii^len,  njae  erpe^en, 
@«  rcarb  ja  aflee  mir. 

3c^  ^abe  tvai  ju  ftnnen, 

3n  alien  metnen  Sinnen 
Sin  i^  »on  i^r  entjiidt. 

3Brentano. 

$er  @|iinnerin  SteH. 

(Je  fang  »or  langen  3a|ren 
ffiof)!  aud)  bie  ^Ra^tigatt, 
^.  Dae  n?ar  wo^I  fitter  @c|ofl, 

Da  njir  jufammen  maren. 

3c^  ftng'  unb  fann  nic^t  minm, 
Unb  fpinne  fo  aUein 
Den  gaben  flar  unb  rein, 
®o  lang  ber  ?!J?onb  roirb  fi^einen. 

Da  ttir  jufammen  ttjaren, 
1)a  fang  bie  ^ac^tigafl, 
9lun  magnet  mid)  i^r  ®(^att, 
Da^  bu  »on  mir  gefaljren. 


20 


25 


®o  oft  ber  ^Wonb  mag  fcj^einen, 
®eben!  ic^  bein  attein, 
5Wein  ^er^  ift  ftar  unb  rein, 
®ott  wolle  uni  sjereinem 


154  23rentaTto. 

©eit  bu  eon  mir  gefa^ren 
©ingt  |1etg  bie  ^la^txQatl, 
^6:)  imV  bix  i^reni  (gd^aU 
2Bie  ttiir  jufatnmen  h)aren. 

®ott  molle  un?  oereinen,  ^ 

^ter  fpinu'  ic^  fc  attein, 
!Der  SRonb  fc^eint  ttax  unb  rein, 
3(^  ftng'  unb  mbci^te  mintn] 

Xtx  ^6cnb. 

2Bte  fo  leie  bte  SIdtter  n^e^n, 
3n  bem  Iteben,  ftiflen  ipain,  jo 

@onne  mti  fi^on  fc^Iafcn  ge^n, 
Sd^t  i^r  golbneg  ^embctein 
(Sinf en  auf  ben  griinen  Stafen, 
S33o  bie  f^lanfen  Jpirfc^e  grafen 
3n  bem  roten  Slbenbfi^ein.  „ 

3n  ber  Duetten  flarer  ^lut 
5i;retbt  fein  gifc^Iein  met)r  fein  @p{el, 
Sebee  fuc^et,  jro  eg  ru|t, 
®ein  getvot)nti(^  Drt  unb  3iel, 
Unb  entfi^Iummert  iiberm  Saufc^en  ^o 

Sluf  ber  SBeUen  leifee  Staufc^en, 
3tt)if(^en  bunten  ^iefeln  fii^t. 

®(^Ianf  fi^viut  auf  ber  ^elfenn^anb 
®id^  bie  ©iocfenblume  urn; 
X)mn  sjerfpdtet  iiber  i?anb  2- 

SBifl  ein  iMen($en  mit  ®efumm 
®ic^  jur  9ta(i)t^erberge  melben, 
3n  ben  btauen  jarten  Bfltf", 
®d)Iiipft  ^inein  unb  wirb  ganj  j^umm. 


SBivb  n?ie  eine  2?urc?  [o  fcjt; 
gvcmme  ^^oglein  fc^ii^t  jur  O^ic^t 
5  ©egcn  ^a^-  uul*  ^DJarterfratten, 

"Die  iin  ®^(af  fie  iiberfatlen, 
®ott,  ber  liber  allc  wac^t. 

S'rouer  ®ctt,  bu  bifl  md)t  weit, 
Dir  sertraun  n>ir  o^ne  ^arm 
lo  Sn  bev  wtlben  Sinfamfeit, 

SBie  in  §ofc6  eitcdn  Sd)n)iirm. 
Du  roirjt  ung  bie  ^iitte  bauen, 
55af  ttjir  fromm  unb  oofl  aSertrauen 
©teller  rulnt  in  beinem  3lrm. 

IbbltJerlin. 

15  S^r  ttjanbeU  broben  im  Sic^t 

2tuf  njcic^em  iU^tlen,  felige  ©enien! 

©((injenbe  ©btterliifte 

Siitbren  eu(^  leidjt, 

2Bic  bie  ^inQit  ber  ^iinfilerin 

20  '      ipeUige  ®aiten. 

©^icffal^Iog,  t»ie  ber  fc^Iafenbc 
®dugling,  atmen  bie  ^immlifc^enj 
^eufd)  bewabrt 
3n  befc^eibener  ^no[^)e, 
25  Slii^et  eroig 

3t)nen  ber  ®ei|l, 
Unb  bie  fetigen  Stugcn 
Slicfcn  in  jlitter 
(£n)iger  ^lar^cit. 


158  <gici?cnborff. 

Docfi  iin?  ift  gegeben, 
^uf  feiner  iStdtte  ju  ru^^n, 
(&.i  fc^minben,  c^  fatten 
"Die  leibenben  SJicnf^en 

Sllnbltnge  oon  einer  5 

©tunbe  jur  anbcrr 
SBte  Safer  wn  i-  .:))^)C 
3u  ^lippe  gettjorfen, 
Sa^rlang  in«  UngejvtiTe  ^Inab. 

]6icbent)ortC. 

9iuiffel|r. 

©inb'e  bie  ^aufer,  ftnb'e  bie  ©affen?  lo 

Stc^,  ic^  n>eip  nic^t,  ivo  i(^  bml 
Jpab'  ein  ?iebc^en  ^ier  gelaffen, 
Unb  mand)  Sa^r  ging  feitbem  ^in. 

^u«  ben  iJenfiern  f^one  %xautn 
®e^n  mir  freunb(id)  ine  ®c[ic^t,  15 

^eine  fann  fo  frb^Uc^  f(^auen 
Slle  mein  Itebe^  Siebd^en  fic^t. 

3(n  bcm  ^viufe  pcd)'  i^  bange  — 
■Dcd)  bie  genjter  fte^en  teer, 
Stuegejcgen  ift  fte  lange,  20 

Unb  eg  !ennt  tnic^  teiner  me^r. 

Unb  ring^um  ein  9lufen,  ^anbeln, 
©c^mucfe  2Baren,  buntcr  ®d)ein, 
Jperrn  unb  Damen  ge^n  unb  n^vinbeln 
3>vi[^enbur(^  in  bunten  9leil;n.  ^k 

Bicrlic^  33ii(icn,  freunblid)  33Ii(fen, 
SJian^eg  p£^t'9f  iJiebcewort, 
Jpdnbcbriictcn,  ^eimlid)  9Jicfen  — 
3tmmt  ftc  all  bcr  3trom  mit  fort. 


Das  3erbro(i?ene  Hinglcttt.  167 

Unb  mein  Stcbc^en  fafc  ic^  ebeit 
Urvturiv?  in  bem  tufl'gen  ©(^warm, 
Unb  cin  fd}cner  Jperr  banebcn 
gu^rt  ftc  jtolj  unb  ernji  am  2lrm. 

S  Xo^  oerblapt  tt>ax  ?D?unb  unb  ffiange 

Unb  i^ebrccbcn  n>vir  ibr  S^Urf, 
(scltfam  fc^aut'  fie  ftumm  unb  (angc, 
£ange  nod^  auf  mi(^  juriicf.  — 

Unb  ei  enben  Jiag  unb  Sc^crjcit. 
fo  t^urc^  bie  ®aJTcn  pfeift  bcr  S^inb  ■ 

Reiner  n?eip,  n?ie  unfrc  Jperjen 
a;ief  »on  Si^merj  jcrrijfcn  ftnb. 

^aS  }erbroi^ene  Ktngletn. 

3n  cinem  fiiblen  Orunbe 
Da  gcbt  ein  !l!}iii^Ienrab, 
IS  ^cin'  giebfte  ifl  »erf(|j»unbcn, 

Die  bcrt  gewo^net  ^at. 

®ie  bat  mir  3:reu'  Berfproc^m, 
®ab  mir  ein'n  9ling  babci, 
<£ie  bat  bie  3;rcu'  gebroci^en, 
9Wein  Stingtein  fprang  cntjwet. 


ao 


25 


3c^  mo(^t'  Ci\i  Spielmann  rcifett 
SBeit  in  bie  2Belt  binaug, 
Unb  ftngen  meine  SBeifen, 
Unb  ge^n  oon  ^au6  )u  ^mi^ 

3(^  moc^t'  a\i  9leiter  fliegett 
SBot)I  in  bie  btut'ge  Sc^Iac^t, 
Um  ftifle  geuer  Ticgcn 
3m  geft"  bci  bunftcr  gia<i^t. 


158  (Etdpcttborff. 

S^  tveip  nid)t,  ivae  id)  tvill  — 
3c^  mod)t'  am  Itebftcn  ilcrben, 
©a  mfi  auf  einmal  jiifl. 

SBel^mut. 

3c^  fann  tro^I  manc^mal  ftngcn,  5 

9lle  ob  tc^  fro^U^  fci, 
Doct)  l)eimlii^  Sl^rdncn  bringen, 
Va  tvirb  ba6  Jperj  mir  frei. 

®c  tajfcn  9?ad)tija(ten, 
©pielt  brau^en  gru^ttnggluf.',  ,0 

1)er  ©e^nfuc^t  2ieb  crfc^aUen, 
Slug  i^reg  ^(ijige  @ruft. 

Da  laufc^cn  afle  .^erjcn, 
Unb  atlce  ift  erfrcut, 

Dcc^  fciner  fit^It  bie  Sc^mcrjcn,  15 

Sm  2teb  bag  tiefp  £cib. 

2)te  jitiet  @efeHcn. 

@e  jogen  jwei  rujitge  ©efcflen 
3um  erftenmat  »on  -Jpaues, 
@o  jubclnb  rcc^t  in  tie  bctlcn, 
^lingenben,  fingcnben  SBellen  20 

Deg  ooflen  ^^rii^Unge  ^inaug. 

Die  firebtcn  nac^  bcfjcn  Dini^cn, 
Die  ircHten,  trcl  ^uft  unb  Sc^merj, 
2Bae  JRec^tg  in  ber  2PeU  eellbringen, 
Unb  went  fie  »criiber  .qin.qen, 
Dem  laii^ten  ©inncn  unb  ^cvj. 

Der  erjle,  ber  fanb  ein  ?iebc^en, 
Die  ®^»ieger  fauft'  Jpcf  unb  Jpauej 


25 


£ochingi.  159 

T)er  n'iegtc  gar  ba(b  ein  'iBiibd^en, 
Unb  fa^  am  ^eimlic^em  ®tub(^cn 
Siebaglid)  im  ^dt)  |»inau6. 

Dent  jtt)citcn  fangcn  unb  logen 
5  X)te  taufenb  Stimmcn  im  ®runb, 

aSerlocfcnb'  Sircncn,  iinb  jocjen 
3bn  in  tcr  buf)Ienbcn  3Bogen 
ifarbig  fUngenbcn  ®d)tunb. 

Unb  ttJie  cr  auftauc^t'  com  S^Iunbe,. 
lo  Da  h)ar  er  miibc  unb  att, 

®ein  @c^tff(ein,  bae  lag  im  ©runbe, 
®o  jtill  n?ar'g  ringe  in  bic  9tunbe, 
Unb  iibcr  bte  SBaffer  tte^t'g  !alt. 

(ii  ftngen  unb  fUngen  bic  Scflen 
15  Deg  i^rii^Unge  tt>ol)(  iiber  mir: 

Unb  fe^'  ic^  fo  !erfe  ®efcflcn; 
Die  3:t)rdnen  im  Stuge  mir  f^weflcn  — 
3t^  ®ott,  fiit)r'  une  Uebreic^  ju  bir! 

Uodung. 

^ijrft  bu  ni(I)t  bie  'Sdume  raufci^cn 
20  Drauipen  burc^  bie  ftiCe  dtrnxi'  ? 

Socft'g  bid)  nid^t,  t)inabjutaufc^en 

a?cn  bent  Sotlcr  in  ben  fijrunb, 

2Bo  bie  oielen  ^dd)e  gc^en 

SBunberbar  im  ^cnbenfci^ein, 
2j  Unb  bie  ftiden  Sc^Ioffcr  fe^en 

3n  ben  glu^  oom  ^o^en  ®tein? 

^ennjl  bu  noc^  bic  irren  Sieber 
Slue  ber  atten,  f(^oncn  3eit? 
(Sic  ern?ad)en  afle  wieber 
^  9?a(:^t»  in  ©albc«£infamfeit, 


ioO  €tcbcnbc>rff. 

Senn  bie  23dume  trdumenb  laufc^en, 
Unb  ber  giiebcr  buftet  fd}itiul, 
llnb  im  j^lujj  bie  9tircn  raufd^cn  — 
^omm  t)erab,  ^ier  ift'g  fo  fii^l. 

Se^nfuc^t. 

@i  fc^tenen  fo  golbcn  bie  ®ternc, 
3(m  i^enfter  i^  einfam  ftanb 
Unb  Ijorte  aug  ircitcr  gcrne 
©in  3)DJ^^crn  im  jliflen  Sanb. 
Das  ^erj  mir  im  Scib  entbrennte, 
Da  ^ab'  ic^  mir  ^eimtic^  ficba^t: 
91^,  Wit  ba  mitrcifen  fiJnnte 
-Sn  ber  ^rdi^tigcn  ®ommerna(|t! 


lO 


3tt)ei  jungc  ©cfetlen  Qingen 
aSoriibcr  am  33er.qegbang, 
3(^  ^orte  im  SBanbern  fte  fmgen  15 

Die  ftitte  ©cgenb  entkng: 
33cn  fc^tvinbelnben  gelfenfcfeliiftcit, 
2Bo  bie  2Bd(bcr  rauf^cn  fo  fa^t, 
aSon  Dueflen,  bie  ijon  ben  ^tiiften 
(Bid)  ftiirjen  in  bie  ffiatbegnac^t.  ^o 

®ie  fangen  »on  !B?armorbtiPern, 
aSon  ®drten,  bie  iiberm  (Bcftein 
3n  bdmmernben  ?auben  ijerjtJilbcm, 
9)aldftett  im  9}?cnbcnfc^ein, 
aBo  bie  lOJdbc^en  am  genjler  lauf^cn,  35 

aBann  ber  tauten  ^lang  ertvac^t, 
Unb  bie  Srunnen  »erf(^lafcn  raufi^en 
3n  ber  prdd^tigen  @ommernad}t. 


ADELBERT  VON   CHAMISSO. 
(.Drawn  by  Ernst  Theodor  Anuideiis  Hoffmann,  1805.) 


Das  Sd?Io§  23oncourt.  161 

Cbamisso. 

^aS  8^Io^  93oncottrt. 

3c^  trdum'  aU  ^1ub  mi^  juriirfe, 
Unb  fc^iittle  mein  greifce  ^aupt; 
5Bie  fuc^t  i^r  mi(^  l)eim,  i^r  23tlt'er, 
!Die  (ang'  i(^  sergeiJen  geglaubt? 

5  §od>  ragt  aue  fc^att'gen  ©e^egen 

@in  fd)immernbcg  8c^lof  beroor, 
'  3(^  fcnne  bic  2:urme,  bie  Binnen, 
Die  jleinerne  -SxMe,  bae  3;^or. 

®«  fc^auen  »om  2Ba^penf^ilbc 
lo  tii  i!owen  fo  traulic^  mic^  an, 

3c^  griiFe  ^if  ^ittf"  ^cfannten, 
Unb  eile  ben  iBurg^of  ^inan. 

J)ort  (iegt  bie  ©p^injc  am  Srunncn, 
•Dort  griint  ber  ffcigenbaum, 
15  I^ort,  t)imer  biefcn  genjtern, 

aSertrdumt'  it^  ben  er|len  2;raunt. 

3c^  tret'  in  bie  SurgfapeUe 
Unb  fu(^e  bee  2(^n^errn  @rab, 
Xort  i|V«,  bort  t)dngt  ocm  9)feilev 
Das  alte  ®en>ajfen  ^erab. 

g?oc^  {efen  umjiort  bie  9lugen 
Die  3w3C  tfr  3nfd)rift  nic^t, 
S53ie  bell  burc^  bie  buntcn  ®c^eiben 
Das  Si^t  bariiber  au(^  bri^t. 

(go  fte^jt  bu,  0  Sc^lo^  meiner  i^dter, 
5!)Jir  treu  unb  fe|l  in  bem  Sinn, 
Unb  bill  »cn  ber  ©rre  »erfd)n)unbcn, 
Dcr  9)flug  ge^t  iiber  bic^  bin* 


20 


1«3  Ct^amiffo. 

©ei  fruc^tbar,  o  teurcr  Soben, 
3d)  [c^ne  bi^  milb  unb  .qcruf)rt, 
Unb  fegn'  i^n  jtt)iefa(^,  mx  immer 
Den  3)flug  nun  ubcr  bic^  fii^rt. 

3c^  aber  n)tC  auf  micf)  raffen, 
!Wein  ©aitenfpiel  in  bcr  §anb, 
Die  Sffieiten  ber  ®rbc  burd)fd)n?eifen, 
Unb  fingen  eon  Sanb  ju  ?anb. 

^xattcn-iikit  unb  Se6eit. 

1. 

®cit  ic^  i^n  gefe^en, 
©laub'  i(^  blinb  ju  fcin; 
iJBo  ic^  l)in  nur  blicfe, 
®e^'  i^  i^n  allein; 
2Bie  im  n^ac^en  3;raume 
®(^n)ebt  fein  53ilb  mir  »or, 
Sauc^t  aue  tiefflem  Dunfet 
^eEer  nur  entpor. 

(Sonfi  i)l  lid^t'  unb  farblog 
5ltte6  urn  mic^  ^er, 
9la(^  bcr  @d)Sre|tern  ©piele 
gti^t  bege^r'  i^  nie^r, 
5)?oc^te  lieber  h^einen 
(Stilt  im  .^dmmerlein; 
<©eit  i(^  i^n  gefei^cn, 
©laub'  ic^  blinb  ju  fein. 

2. 

(£r,  ber  ^errlic^fle  oon  affeti, 
Sie  fo  mitbe,  n^ie  fo  gut! 
^olbe  ?ippcn,  flared  2luge, 
^efler  Sinn  unb  fcftcr  Wut. 


lo 


IS 


20 


Sb 


^raucn=£tcbc  unb  fcbett.  163 

(2o  Jvie  bcrt  in  blaucr  3;iefe, 
^ell  unl'  ^errlic^,  jcner  Stern, 
Stlfo  er  an  meinem  ^immcl, 
^efl  unb  ^errtic^,  t)0(^  unb  fern. 

5  aSanbte,  manble  betne  Sa^nen; 

9tur  betrac^ten  beinen  (Serein, 
9tur  in  Demut  i^n  betrac^ten, 
®elig  nur  unb  trviurig  fein ! 

^ore  nic^t  mein  ftifle^  23eten, 
lo  IDeinem  ©lucfe  nur  gcn?ei^t; 

■Darfft  mi^  niebre  ?0?agb  ni^t  !ennen, 
^o^er  ®tern  ber  ^errlic^feit. 

5tur  bie  SBiirbigjle  »on  aCen 
®cU  begliicfen  beine  2Ba^I, 
,5  Unb  ic^  mil  bie  ^cbe  fegnen, 

(gegnen  side  taufenb  ^a\. 

SBitt  mic^  freuen  bann  unb  n^einen, 
©etig,  felig  bin  ic^  bann, 
(SoCte  mir  bae  ^er^  au^  bre(^en, 
20  23ric^,  0  ^erj,  njae  liegt  baran  I 

3. 

3d^  !ann'6  ni^t  faflen,  nic^t  glauben, 
di  i^at  ein  SEraum  mtd>  beriirft; 
2Bie  ^dtf  er  boc^  unter  aCen 
^xd)  Strme  er^o^t  unb  begliicft? 
2-  ?0?ir  roar'^,  er  i^abt  gefproc^en; 

3c^  bin  auf  eroig  bein  — 
5J?ir  nmr'e  —  i^  trdume  nccf)  immer, 
di  fann  ia  nimmer  fo  fein. 


lO 


164  Cljamtffo. 

D  ta^  im  3:raumc  mic^  flerben 
^etwieget  an  feiner  2?rujl, 
txn  feligjten  Stob  mtc^  fi^turfcn 
3n  2:^rdnen  unenbiic^er  2u)t. 

4. 

Du  SRing  an  meinem  ginger, 
tWein  golbnee  9ltngelein, 
3(|  briicfe  bic{)  fromm  an  bic  Sippen, 
J)ic^  fromm  an  ba6  Jperje  mein. 

3c^  ^atf  i^n  auegetrdumet, 
©cr  ^inb^eit  friebli^en  2;raum, 
3c^  fanb  atlein  mi(^,  sjerlorcn, 
3m  iJben  uncnbtic^en  fjtaum. 

"Du  Skiing  an  meinem  ginger 
Va  ^aji  bu  mic^  erfi  bele^rt, 
$ajt  meinem  5BU(f  erfc^toJTcn  i. 

De<s  ?et)en6  unenblic^en  2Bert. 

3^  tt)crb'  t^m  biencn,  i^m  teben, 
3bm  angepren  ganj, 
Jpin  felbcr  mid^  geben  unb  ftnbcn 
2?evfldrt  mic^  in  fcinem  (5Hanj.  ^ 

Du  SRing  an  meinem  ^5in9er, 
?Wein  golbned  Stingelein, 
3c^  briicfe  bic^  fromm  an  bie  ?ippen, 
Dic^  fromm  an  bae  ^erje  mein. 

5. 

Jpelft  mtr,  i^r  ®(f)n?efiern, 
greunblic^  mii^  fc^miicten, 
Dient  bcr  ©liidli^en  ^eute  mtr. 
®inbet  gefc^dftig 


^vauen-i'iebe  nnb  £cbcn.  160 

?!J?ir  urn  bic  Stirne 

9toc^  ber  blut)enben  5J?s^rte  ^kt, 

^le  id)  befricbigt, 
greubige^  ^crjcng, 
5        -    Dcm  ©eliebten  tm  ^rme  lag, 
Smmer  ncc^  rief  er, 
©e^nfuc^t  im  Jperjen, 
Ungebulbig  ben  ^eut'gen  -laQ. 

Jpefft  mir,  i^r  ©c^jrefu'rn, 
lo  ^elft  ntir  scrfc^cuc^cn 

(Sine  t^oric^te  ^angtgfeit; 

Dap  ic^  mit  !Iarem 

3tu9'  i^n  empfange, 

3bn,  bie  DueCe  ber  ^Jreubigfeit. 

i5  33i;%  mein  ©eliebter, 

Du  mir  erfc^ienen, 

©iebjl  bu,  Sonne,  mir  beinen  ®^cin? 

gap  mic^  in  2tnba^t, 

?a§  mic!^  in  Demut 
20  5!J?ic^  oerneigen  bem  Jperrn  mein. 

®treuet  t^m,  Sc^Jvefiern, 
(Streuet  i^m  ^Jumen, 
23ringt  i^m  fnofpenbe  3fiofen  bar. 
21  ber  cu(^,  3(^tt>ctlern, 
25  ®rii§'  ic^  mit  SBebmut, 

greubig  fc^eibenb  au6  eurer  2c^ar. 

6. 

Siifer  greunb,  bu  btirfejl 
'^x&l  t>crnjunbert  an, 
Itannjt  eg  nic^t  begreifen, 
30  ^ie  \(^  weincn  tannj 


lee  (Eljamtffo. 

ia^  bcr  feu^ten  fexkn 

i^rcubcn^ett  erjittcrn 
3n  ben  ffiimpern  mtr. 

2Bte  fo  bang  ntein  23ufen,  5 

2Bie  fo  tvonnesjctt  !  ^ 

ffiii^t'  ic^  nur  mit  SBortcn, 
Sie  id)'i  fagen  foQ; 
^omm  unb  birg  bcin  SlntU^ 
Jpier  an  mciner  23ru)l,  10 

2Bitt  tne  Dbr  bir  fliiftern 
9(tte  meine  Sujl. 

Jpab'  ob  manc^en  3fid)ett 
5!Jiutter  fc^on  gefragt, 

Jpat  bie  gute  Gutter  15 

Stflee  mir  gefagt, 
^at  mic^  untewiefen, 
SBie,  nac^  attem  ©c^cin 
33alb  fiir  eine  SBiege 
«Ku^  geforget  fein.  90 

SBeift  bu  nun  bie  Zi^ranm, 
Die  ic^  tt^einen  lann, 
(Sofljl  bu  ni^t  fie  feben, 
X)u  geliebter  Wann; 

Steib'  an  meinem  ^erjen,  25 

i^iible  beffen  "Sc^tag, 
Da^  i^  fell  unb  fefier 
9lur  bi^  briicfen  mag. 

Jpier  an  meinem  Sette 
Jpat  bie  35>iege  SRaum,  30 

2Bc  pe  flitt  scrbcrge 
5Weinen  bolben  $raum; 


15 


^raucu=£icbc  imb  ^cbcii.  167 

^cmmen  ti^irb  bcr  5J?orgen, 
21Bo  ber  2^raum  cmm^t, 
Unb  baraug  bein  33itbnte 
^ix  entgegcn  kc^t. 


Sin  meinem  §erjen,  an  meiner  Srujl, 
Du  metne  2Bonne,  bu  meine  2uft! 

Dae  ®(ud  ill  bie  ikbc,  bie  Sieb'  ift  bag  ©liirf, 
3^  ^ab'  ee  gefagt  unb  ne^m'g  nic^t  juriicf. 

Jpab'  uberglu(i(i($  mic^  sefc^«|t, 
Sin  ubcrgliicfli^  aber  iegt. 

9?ur  bie  ba  fdugt,  nur  bie  ba  liebt 
Dae  ^inb,  bem  fie  bie  ^Ra^rung  giebt; 

5^ur  eine  !J)?utter  n?eip  afiein, 
2Ba0  Ueben  {)ei^t  unb  gliidlit^  fein. 

D  n)ie  bebaur'  i(^  boc^  ben  IKann, 
Der  5)?uttergtiid  nic^t  fii^Ien  fann ! 

Du  fd)aue|t  mid)  an  unb  lac^el)t  baju, 
Du  lieber,  lieber  @nget  bu! 

2ln  meinem  ^erjen,  an  meiner  53rujl, 
Du  meine  SBonne,  bu  meine  8ujl! 


gtun  f)ail  bu  mir  ben  erflen  S^merj  getban, 

Der  aber  traf. 
Du  fc^lafft,  bu  ()arter,  unbarm^erj'ger  9i)?antt, 

Den  3:obeefd){af. 

Q.i  blidet  bie  a3cr(a)Tne  t>cr  ftc^  f)in, 

Die  SBclt  ift  (ccr. 
©eticbet  l)ab'  ic^  unb  gclebt,  i^  bin 

g?id)t  Icbenb  me^r. 


168  Cljamtffo. 

3^  jiel'  mi^  in  mein  Snnres  (lifl  jurflrf, 

Der  @^(eier  fdflt, 
Da  i^ab"  id^  ^tc^  unb  mein  wrgangned  ®lii(f, 

Du  meine  SBelt! 

9. 
2:raum  ber  eignen  Xa^t,  5 

Die  nun  feme  finb, 
Sloc^tcr  meiner  Xodcjtit, 
Du  mein  fut'c6  ^inb, 
yiimm,  bfoox  bic  !0?iibe 

Dedt  bag  Scii^entuc^,  lo 

9iimm  im  frifc^e  Seben 
SWeinen  (Segen^fpruc^. 

©ie^jl  mic^  grau  son  ^aaren, 
Stbgeje^rt  unb  blei^, 

33in,  n)ie  bu,  gemefen  1 5 

Sung  unb  n?ennerei^, 
Siebte,  tt)ie  bu  Itebcjl, 
3Barb,  h)ie  bu,  auc^  ^raut, 
Unb  auc^  bu  ttJirft  altern, 
®o  tt>ie  i(^  ergraut.  ao 

2af  bie  3eit  im  j^tugc 
3BanbeIn  fcrt  unb  fcrt, 
9iur  beftdnbig  n^a^rc 
Deinee  5?ufeng  §ort; 
Jpab'  id^'e  ein)l  gcfprcc^en, 
9?c^m'  i(^'g  nt^t  juriicfj 
©liicf  ijl  nur  bie  Siebe, 
?iebe  nur  i|l  (31M. 


85 


St(g  ii^,  ben  id)  liebte, 
3n  ba«  @rab  gckgt, 
^ab'  i(^  mcine  Siebe 
^reu  in  mir  ge^egtj 


30 


Das  (Srab  tm  Bufcnto.  169 

2Bar  mcin  ^cx]  gebroc^en, 
2?(icb  mir  feft  ber  9JJut, 
Unl?  bc«  3(ltcrg  Stfc^e 
SBa^rt  bie  ^eil'ge  (53(ut. 

9?imm,  becor  bie  ^Mht 
Dcrft  bag  Seic^entud^, 
5?imm  Ing  frif^c  Seben 
5)?cinen  Scgenefpruc^: 
5}?u^  bag  §erj  bir  brcc^en, 
iMcibe  fell  bcin  5}?ut, 
®ei  bcr  3c^mcrj  ber  ?ieb8 
Dann  bein  ^o^|leg  ®ut. 

platen. 

$aS  @ra6  tm  Sufeitto. 

gtdditU^   am   Sufentc   Iit>etn   bei   Sofenja  bumpfe 

Siebcr; 
3lug  ben  SBafTern  f^attt  ti  Slntroort,  unb  in  SBirbetn 

fUngt  eg  n>icber!      ,- 

i-Unb  ben  ?5(u^  binauf,  {)inunter  jiet)n  bie  ©c^atten 
tapfrcr  ®cten, 
Die  ben  SUaric^  betveinen,  i{)reg  25otfe«  beflen  2:oten. 

2lt(jufrii^  unb  fern  ber  ^eimat  mu^ten  ^ier   jte  i^n 

bej^rabcn, 
SBd()renb  nod)  bie  Sugenblorfen  feine  ©(gutter  blonb 

untflaben. 

Unb  am  lifer  bee  i^ifento  reibten  fie  fic^  um  bie  2Bette, 
20  Um  bie  Stromuug  abjuleiten,  gruben  fie  ein  frif^ee 
^ette. 


170  f>laten. 

3n  ber  hjogenleeren  §ot)(ung  irii^tten  fie  empor  bte 

®rbe, 
®cnften  tief  t)inein  ben  Sei^nam,  mit  ber  Siiiftung,  auf 

bent  3>ferbe. 

DecEten  bann  mit  @rbe  njieber  i^n  unb  feine  fiolje 

^abe, 
Da^  bie  ^oben  Strom^cn^dcbfe  n^iic^fen  aui  bent  Jpet= 

bengrabe. 

Stbgelcnft  ^um  jwcitcn  5)?alc,  Wvirb  ber  i5fu§  ^erbci-  5 

gejCj^en: 
5)id^tig  in  ibr  viltce  l^ctte  f^aumten  bie  5?ufenton?09en. 

Unb  eg  fang  cin  dijox  sen  ?0?dnnern :  „(Sd)lafinbeinen 

^clfencbren ! 
^eineg  atomere  fc^ni?De  ^abfuc^t  foC  bir  je  bein  ®rab 

oerfebren !" 

©angen'g,  unb  bie  Sobgefdnge  tonten  fort  ini  @oten- 

^beere ; 
Sdlje  fie,  33ufcnton)c(lc,  wdlje  fie  »on  Max  ju  ?!JJeere!  10 

©ofele.  " 

Der  ?on.nn  bient  be^  iomn  'Didbne  nic^t; 
S^untfarbig  fount  ftc^  bie  ^^b^ilflne  uid)t; 
Ter  Sc^it^an  befur^t  mit  ftcl^em  §ale  ben  See, 
T;pc^  bPi^  in^  "^f^fr  b^iufen  3d)n>dne  nic^t; 
Tie  9tiefclqucfle  murmelt  angenebm,  15 

X;oc^  3c^iffe  trdgt  fie  nicbt  unb  ^ai^m  nic^t; 
3tn  Dauer  njeic^t  Die  9lcfe  l>cm  9lubin, 
3bn  aber  fc^miicft  beg  Zax\(«  Jbrdne  nic^t: 
2Ba?  fuc^ft  ^u  mebr,  alg  wai'  M  bift,  ,^u  fein? 
(£in  anbreg  je  ju  rocrben,  njdbne  nic^t !  20 


Pcrjagen— 2(ntn)ort.  171 

QJerjagen. 

3c^  mod)te  gem  mic^  frei  bmaijxen, 
SBerbcrgen  sorter  ganjen  SBelt; 
Sluf  ftillen  giiiijcn  moc^t'  i^  fa^ren, 
Sebecft  sent  fc^att'gen  SBclfenjelt. 

33Dn  Sommersbgeln  iibergaufelt, 
1)er  ir^'fc^en  Sc^ivere  mic^  entjie^n, 
SDom  reinen  Element  gefd)au!e(t, 
!Die  fc^ulfbcflerften  Wenfc^cn  flteCjn. 

9tur  fcltcn  an  ba?  Ufer  flreifen, 
Dcc^  nie  cntfteigcn  mclncm  ^al)n, 
9ia(^  einer  JRofenfncfpe  greifen 
Unb  trieber  jie^n  bie  feuc^te  l^a^n. 

25on  feme  fe()n,  tvie  ^erbcn  iveiben, 
SBie  2?tumen  ivac^fen  immer  neu, 
UBie  ffiinjerinnen  Srauben  fc^neiben, 
SBie  ®(^nittcr  md^n  ba^  buft'gc  ^eu. 

Unb  ni^t^  geniefen,  (lU  bie  ^elle 
Deg  Si^tg,  ba«  etvig  tauter  bleibt, 
Unb  einen  2:runf  ber  frifd^en  SBctle, 
20  Der  nie  ba^  23(ut  gefd)i»inber  treibt. 

5tnth)ort. 

2Ba^  fott  bie6  finbifc^e  aSerjagcn, 
DIeg  ettle  SBiinfc^en  o^ne  ^alt? 
Da  bu  ber  2BeU  nid^t  tannft  cntfagen, 
(Srobre  bir  [ie  mit  ©en^alt! 

25  Unb  fcnntcft  bu  bid)  aud)  entfcmen, 

@e  triebe  3el)nfud}t  bic^  juriicf ; 
X)enn  ac^,  bie  ^Ofcnfc^en  lieben  (ernen, 
d-i  i|l  bae  einj'ge  wa^re  @(iid ! 


15 


173  platen. 

Umviberruflic^  borrt  tie  Sliite, 
Univiberruflid^  ivai^ft  ba«  ^inb, 
Slbgriinbe  liegen  im  ®emute, 
Die  tiefer  ali  bie  JpoUe  ftnb. 

T)u  jie^fi  fte,  bo*  bu  fHie^fi  ooriiber,  5 

3m  gliicfUc^en,  tm  ernflen  gauf, 
Dent  frozen  a:age  folgt  ein  trui^er, 
Do^  aUii  tviegt  jule^t  ftc^  auf. 

Unb  tvie  t>er  ?(}?onb  im  leic^ten  (Sc^njeben, 
Salb  rein  unb  batb  in  2Bolfen  jle^t,  10 

®o  fc^roinbe  wec^felnb  bir  bae  ?eben, 
Sie  eg  in  SBettcn  unterge^t ! 

di  f^eint  ein  langeg,  ehj'gee  ^(^  ju  ivo^nen 
3n  biefen  Siiften,  bie  ft^  leife  regen, 
Slue  jcnen  fatten  mt^t  ee  mir  entgegen,  15 

2Bo  ®^erj  unb  Subel  fon)!  gepflcflt  ju  t^ronen. 

SSenebig  pel,  n>iett)0^t'«  getro^t  ^onen, 
Dag  Slab  bee  ®\Mi  tarn  ni(!^tg  juriidberoegen: 
Db'  ift  ber  §afen,  h^en'ge  ©c^iffe  legen 
©i^  an  bie  fc^one  fStiM  ber  ©laoonen.  20 

SBie  ^ajl  bu  fonjl,  aSenetia,  gepratdet 
3116  fiotjeg  SBeib  mil  golbenen  ©enjdnbern, 
®o  TOie  bi^  ^aoio  aseronefe  malet! 

gfiun  fle^t  ein  Dic^ter  an  ben  95ra^tgeldnbern 
Der  Sliefentrcppe  jtaunenb  unb  beja^Iet  25 

"Pen  S^rdnemnU,  ber  ni^te  »ermag  ju  dnbernl 


U?anbcrlicb.  173 

5.  Ikerner. 

SSanfierlteb. 

SBo^Iauf!  nocf)  getrunten 
Den  funfetnben  2Bein! 
9tDe  nun,  i^r  Ciebcn  ! 
©ef^icben  mu^  fein. 
3lbe  nun,  i^r  Serge, 
Du  »dterlic^  ^am\ 
(li  treibt  in  Me  gerne    \\  \    "\  ^ 
^\6!j  ma(^tig  ^inau?-     1  )  \ 


Die  Sonne,  fie  bleibet 
lo  2lm  ^immcl  nic^t  jie^n, 

(£g  treibt  fie,  bur^  Sdnber 
Unb  ?0?eerc  ju  gebn. 
Die  SBoge  nic^t  ^aftet 
3tm  einfamen  ®tranb, 
15  Die  ®tiirme,  fte  braufcn 

«Wit  gjiac^t  burc^  bae  i!anb. 

tWit  eilenben  SBoIfen 
Der  SSogel  bort  jiebt, 
Unb  ftngt  in  ber  gernc 
20  gin  ^eimatti^  Sieb. 

®o  treibt  a  ben  ^^urfc^en 
Dur(^  SBdIber  unb  iJelb, 
3u  gleirfjen  ber  5Rutter, 
Der  wanbernben  2BeIt. 

25  Da  grii^en  ibn  53ijgel 

Sefannt  iiberm  5}?eer,  • 
©ie  flogen  ocn  ^^'uren 
Der  ^eimat  t)ieber; 


174  3-  Kerncr. 

Da  buften  bie  2?Iumen 
2?ertrauli^  urn  i^n, 
®ie  tricben  »om  Sanbe 
Die  Siifte  ba^in. 

Die  a3oget  bie  fennen 

®ein  »dterli(^  ^cim, 
Die  ^Blumen  ein)!  ppanjt'  er 
Der  i?tebe  jum  Straup, 
Unb  i!iebe  bie  felgt  i^m, 
®ie  9e(}t  i^m  ^ur  §anb: 
®o  tvirb  i^m  jur  Jpeimat 
Dae  ferncjie  Sanb. 

£)  fonnt'  ic^  einmal  Io6 
23on  an  bem  5Renf(^entreiben, 
ytatnxl  in  beinem  ®c^o^ 
@in  ^erjti^  ^inb  »erbleiben! 

?Wic^  rief  ein  2:raum  fo  f^twer 
Slue  beinen  5)?utterarnten, 
(Seitbcm  fann  nimmermel)r 
Dae  Iranfe  Jperj  emarmen. 

Der  5[l?enfd^en  Sireiben,  ad^ ! 
Dae  ^dlt  mic^  nun  gcfangen, 
Dae  folgt  mir  ftijrenb  na^, 
2Bo  ®rb'  unb  ^immel  ^jrangen* 

Dod)  ift  bice  STreibcn  mir 
®o  frcmb  unb  fc  un^cr^Iid), 
Unb,  ^Wuttcr,  ad) !  nad)  bir 
3ie^t  mic^  cin  §eimn?c^  f^merjlid^  J 


lo 


I? 


ao 


25 


Pocfic— fas  5diIof5  am  lltecre.  175 

£)  nimm  bein  rcuii^  ^inb 
3n  ttm  Wutterarmc, 
Dap  txfi  am  i^ufcn  (inb 
3u  neuer  2icb'  ertvarme! 

fj  S!Bie  ijl'^  erganc?en  mir, 

Da^  icfc  ocrivrt  fo  lange ! 
!Kuttcr!  ju  bir,  ju  bir! 
2Bie  i|l  mir  m\^  unb  bange ! 

3?ig  i^  Jine  iMum'  unb  Duett 
lo  T)tr  barf  im  ^crjcn  bleiben, 

?JJutter !  0  fuf)r'  mic^  f(^nefl 
^in,  ivo  fein  ?0?enf(^cntreiben ! 


^Joefte  ift  tiefc^  Sdtmerjcn, 
Unb  c6  fcmmt  bae  ct^te  gieb 
15  ©injig  aug  bent  5}Jenfd)ent)erjen, 

Dag  ein  tiefee  lOcib  burd)9lu^t. 

Do^  bie  t)0(^ften  5?cc[tcen 
®c^tt)cigen,  n^ie  ber  l}od)fte  (2(^merj, 
9?ur  n?ie  ®et|lcrfd)attcn  ^ic^en 
20  ®tuntm  fte  burets  gebro(^ne  ^erj. 

XDlblan&. 

^a8  <S(t)(o^  am  9Reere. 

Jpafi  bu  ba?  ®{$(o^  gffc^en, 
Da«  bcbc  (id)Ic^  am  !OTecr? 
©olbcn  unb  rofig  u^e^cn 
Die  SBotfen  briiber  ^er. 


176  Utjianb. 

(£e  mijc^te  ftc^  nicberneigcn 
3n  bie  fpiegclftare  f^lut, 
(£6  mod>te  ftreben  unb  fleigen 
3n  ber  9lbenbtt)0«en  @(ut. 

„2Bo^t  t)ab'  i(|  eg  gefe^en,  5 

IDai  ^o^e  ®c^(o§  am  5Reer 
Unb  ben  5)?onb  bariiber  jte^eit 
Unb  9lebel  tueit  um^er." 

Der  SBinb  unb  be«  5D?eere6  aBaflen, 
®aben  fie  frifc^en  ^tang  ?  10 

aSerna^mft  bu  aug  ^o^en  fatten 
©aiten  unb  ge)lgefang? 

„X)te  SBinbe,  bie  SBogen  alte 
£agen  in  tiefer  fRuf)' ; 

®inem  ^tagelieb  aui  bcr  ^atte  15 

^ort'  i(^  mit  3;^rdnen  ju." 

©a^efi  bu  oben  ge^en 
X)en  ^onig  unb  fein  ©entail, 
Der  roten  9[WdnteI  2Be^en, 
Der  golbncn  kronen  ®tra^I  ?  20 

gu^rten  [it  nic^t  mit  2Bonnc 
€ine  fc^iJne  Sungfrau  bar, 
j^errli^  tt)ie  eine  (Sonne, 
©tra^lenb  im  golbnen  Jpaar  ? 

„5Bo^I  fa^  id^  bie  gitern  beibc,  25 

D^ne  ber  kronen  Si^t, 
3m  f^n?arjen  2:rauerf (eibe ; 
Die  2fungfrau  fa^  ic^  nid)t." 


Dcs  Knabcit  Berglicb— ^bfd?tcb.  177 

^tS  ^naben  99erglieli. 

3^  Bin  »Pm  2?erg  ber  ^irtenfnab' 
®e^'  auf  bie  (2(^toj[er  atl  ^erab ; 
Die  Sonne  |1rat)lt  am  erfien  ^ier, 
2lm  langilen  tt>ei(et  fie  bei  mir; 
5     3^  bin  ber  ^nab'  »om  33erge ! 

^ier  i|^  bee  ©tromee  !0?utter^aue, 
3c^  trinf  i^n  frifd)  »om  ®tein  {)eraue; 
@r  braufl  »om  ^ele  in  nnlbem  ^auf, 
3^  fang'  i^n  mit  ben  9(rmen  auf; 
lo     3(^  bin  ber  ^nab'  »om  33erge! 

Der  i^erg,  ber  iji  mein  Sigentum, 
Ta  jiet)n  bie  ®tiirmc  ringe  ^runt; 
Unb  ^eulen  fte  son  5torb  unb  ®itb, 
@o  iiberfc^afit  fie  boc^  mein  Sieb; 
15     3c^  bin  ber  ^nab'  Dom  2?crge ! 

Sinb  ^li^  unb  Donner  unter  mir, 
<So  jle^' id)  I)OC^  im '^lauen  ^ier; 
2!d)  fenne  fie  unb  rufe  ju:  v 

„\!a^t  meinee  a3ater^  §aue  in  9tu^'  I"  ^ 

20     3^  bin  ber  .tnab'  00m  iH^rge ! 

Unb  mann  bie  ®turmg(od'  ein)l  erf^attt, 
?0{anc^  ^euer  auf  ben  l^crgcn  tvaUt, 
Dann  lieig'  id)  nieber,  tret'  ine  ®Ueb 
Unb  flawing'  mein  ©divert  unb  fing'  meiji  Sicbt 
25     3c^  bin  ber  ^nab'  i>om  23erge ! 

?lbf(I)teii. 

SBae  fUnget  xmb  ftngct  bie  ®traf'  ^erauf  ? 
3br  Sungfern,  mad)et  bie  ^tn\ttx  auf! 
di  5icl)ct  ber  i^urfc^  in  bie  SBeite, 
®ie  geben  i^m  bae  ©eleite. 


178  Ut?ranb. 

2Bo^l  jauc^^en  bie  anbern  unb  f^iringen  bie  ^ut', 
a3icl  33anber  barauf  unb  siet  cble  5?(uf ; 
1:0 d)  bent  23urfc^cn  gefattt  m6:jt  bie  ®itte, 
@c^t  ]m  unb  bleic^  in  ber  5!J?itte. 

2Bot)I  fUngen  bie  ^anncn,  njo^I  funfelt  ber  Scin;  5 
„3;rinf '  aui  unb  trinf  wieber,  lieb  23ruber  mein  \" 
„!!)iit  bent  5tbfc^teb«h)cine  nur  flie^et, 
Der  ba  innen  ntir  brennet  unb  gtii^et  \" 

Unb  brau^en  am  atlerle^ten  Jpaue, 
Da  gutfet  ein  ^liagbtein  jum  genfter  ^erau?,  lo 

©ie  nto^t'  i^re  2;^rdnen  oerbecfen 
5[)?it  ®elb»eiglein  unb  SRofenftMen. 

Unb  braufen  am  afierle^ten  ^a\xi, 
Da  f^tdgt  ber  23urf^e  bie  2lugen  auf 
Unb  fd)Idgt  fie  nieber  mit  ©(^merje  15 

Unb  leget  bie  Jpanb  aufg  ^erje. 

„Jperr  23ruber,  unb  ^aft  bu  no(^  feinen  ©traup, 
Dcrt  n?infen  unb  it>an!en  »iel  3?(umen  ^erau^. 
SSo^tauf,  bu  ®(^on|le  »on  aQen, 
2av  ein  ©trduplein  ^eruntcrfatten !"  20 

„3^r  ^riiber,  n?a«  fottte  bae  ®trdu^(cin  mir? 
3d^  ^ab'  ja  fein  Uebce  Siebd^en  n?ie  i^r; 
2ln  ber  Sonne  n^iirb'  e^  serge^en, 
Der  SBinb,  ber  n^iirb'  eg  sjerree^en.'" 

Unb  roeiter,  ja  weiter  mit  (Sang  unb  mit  ^kng  !    25 
Unb  bag  5)?dgb(ein  tauf(^et  unb  ^orc^et  no(^  tang: 
^D  mi^ !  er  jie^et,  ber  ^nabe, 
Den  i^  [tifle  gcUebet  ^abc. 

„Da  fte^'  icf>,  ac^,  mit  ber  Siebe  mein, 
W\i  ffio\en  unb  mit  ®clb»eigelein;  30 

Dcm  ic^  afleg  gdbe  fo  gerne, 
Der  ift  nun  in  ber  gcrne." 


Dcs  (SoIbfd?micbs  CEoc^tcrlcin.  179 


Sel  @oItif^mietiS  ZoiittxUin. 

ein  @oI^f(^mieb  in  ber  Sufce  jtanb 
23ei  ^Vrr  unb  Sbelftein: 
„1)o.i  befte  ^leinob,  ba^  ic^  fanb, 
Da^  bijt  bod)  bu,  ^elene, 
5  !Wem  teureg  2:o(^terIein  I" 

@tn  f^murfer  Slitter  trat  herein: 
„SBiQfommcn,  5!)Jdgb(ein  traut ! 
aBittfommen,  Ucber  @oIbf(^mieb  mein! 
5)?ac^'  mir  ein  foftlicf)  ^rdnjc^en 
lo  ^iir  meine  fiipe  33rautl" 

Uitb  aU  bae  ^rdnjlein  tvar  bereit 
Unb  fpicit'  in  reicf)em  ©lanj, 
Da  l)dngt'  ^elen'  in  3;raurigfeit, 
SBo^t  al^  I'te  tear  afleine, 
15  3tn  ibren  3(rm  ben  ^ranj: 

„5lc^,  rounberfelig  i)!  bie  23raut, 
"Die'e  ^rijnlein  tragen  fofl. 
2(c^,  fc^cnfte  mir  ber  JRitter  traut 
@in  ^rdujlcin  nur  oon  Siofen, 
20  SBie  war'  ic^  freubenticU!" 

9Jid)t  lang,  ber  Siitter  trat  herein, 
■Da^  ^rdnjkin  n>obt  bef^aut': 
„D  fatJc,  licber  ®oIbfd)mieb  mein, 
@in  9Jingtcin  mit  "Bemanten 
25  giir  nicine  fii^e  53raut!" 

Unb  ale  bae  Slingtein  n^ar  bereit 
!B?it  tcurem  Demantftcin, 
Da  ftecft'  §clen'  in  Jraurigfeit, 
SBobt  ate  I'ic  ivar  adcine, 
30  ®e  ^alb  anjs  gingcrlcin; 


V80  Uljlanb. 

„Slc^,  iDunterfelig  ijt  bie  2?raut, 
Die'e  9lingtein  tragen  fott. 
9td),  f(^enftc  mir  bcr  JRittcr  traut 
gtur  feine3  ^aare  ein  ^odlein, 
SBie  roar'  ic^  freubenooU  I"  5 

9?{(!^t  lang,  ber  Siittcr  trat  :^erein, 
©ae  Stinglein  m^l  bef(^aut' ; 
„1)u  ^aft,  0  Ueber  ©olbfc^mieb  mein, 
@ar  feirt  gemac^t  bie  (Daben 
%vix  meine  fiipe  5Braut.  lo 

„T)o6:),  ba^  tc^  roifle,  wie  i^r'^  jte^', 
a;rttt,  f(^one  !Waib,  ^erju, 
T)a^  id^  an  bir  jur  ^xoht  fe^' 
!Den  23rautf(^mu(f  meiner  Siebften ! 
(Ste  ijt  fo  fc^on  tvie  bu."  15 

S2  roar  an  einem  ©onntag  frii^ ; 
Drum  ^att'  bie  feine  «Waib 
^eut  anget^an  mit  fonbrer  ^W, 
3ur  ^irc^e  ^injuge^en, 
3^r  atlerbejlee  ^leib.  20 

35on  ^olber  ©c^am  erglit^enb  ganj 
<Sie  »or  bem  Olitter  |lanb ; 
@r  fe^f  i^r  auf  ben  golbnen  ^ranj, 
@r  jledt'  i^r  an  Mi  9tingtein, 
!Dann  fa^t'  er  i^re  Jpanb:  25 

„^etene  fii^,  Jpelene  traut ! 
Der  ®c^erj  ein  @nbe  nimmt. 
Du  bijt  bie  attcrfc^onfte  3?raut, 
giir  bie  ic^'e  golbne  ilrdnjtcin, 
giir  bie  ben  JRing  bcftimmt.  ^^ 


Vet  VOivtm  (Cod?tcrIcin.  181 

„33ei  (Dolb  unb  ^txV  unb  ©felftein 
Sift  bu  ewac^fcn  ^icr; 
Dae  fcQte  bir  ein  3^^^^  fein, 
Dap  bu  ju  ^o{>en  S^ren 
Singe^en  ir>ir|l  mit  mir." 


Ser  SBirttn  ZoiiUrUin. 

@6  jogen  brei  23urfc^e  Jvc^I  iibcr  ben  9i^ein, 
Sei  einer  grau  SBirtin,  ba  fe^rtcn  fie  ein: 

„§rau  3Birrin,  ^at  fte  gut  5Bter  unb  9Bein  ? 
2Bo  ^at  fie  i^r  f^ijnee  2:o^terIein'  V" 

lo        ,/^tm  ^ier  unb  ffiein  iji  frifc^  unb  Uax. 
3D?ein  a;jjc^tertein  Uegt  auf  ber  3:otenba^r'.'' 

Unb  aU  fte  traten  jur  hammer  Hnein, 
Da  lag  fie  in  einem  fd)n?arjen  Sc^rein. 

Dcr  erfie,  ber  fc^lug  ben  Sc^Ieier  juriicf 
15         Unb  fc^aute  fie  an  mit  traurigen  'BM: 

„3l^,  lebteft  bu  nod),  bu  fd)ijne  5)?aib! 
3d^  roiirbe  bicf)  Ueben  son  biefer  ^iit." 

Der  jroeite  berfte  ben  Scf)(eicr  ju 
Unb  fe^rte  ftc^  ab  unb  reeinte  baju: 

20        „2l(^,  bap  bu  tiegft  auf  ber  3:otenba^r'! 
3c^  ^ab'  bid)  geliebet  fo  manc^ee  Sa^r." 

Der  britte  bub  i^n  n^ieber  fcgleid^ 
Unb  tiipte  fie  an  ben  9)?unb  fe  bleid>: 

„Di(^  liebt'  ic^  immer,  bic^  lieb'  \4)  nod)  ^eur 
25         Unb  werbc  bic:^  Ueben  in  (£tt?igfeit." 


183  Ul]Ianb. 

$et  gute  ^amerati. 

Sd>  ^att'  einen  ^amcraben, 
@tnen  bc|Jcrn  ftnfcfi  bu  nit. 
X)ie  2:romme(  fc^tug  jum  (gtreitc, 
@r  ging  an  meincr  ®ettc 
5  3n  gleid)em  ©c^ritt  unb  Stritt. 

Sine  ^uget  !am  geflogenj 
®itt'^  mir  ober  gilt  ee  bir? 
S^n  f)*it  eg  tt»eggeriffcn, 
Cr  liegt  mir  wv  ben  git^en, 
lo  Sllg  rodr'g  ein  ®tiid  oon  mir. 

Sill  mir  bie  ^anb  nod)  ni6)m, 
Deriijeil  ic^  eben  tab'; 
„^ann  bir  bie  §anb  nic^t  gcbenj 
5BIeib  bu  im  etr'gen  Seben 
15  5Wein  guter  ^amerab  l" 

©er  ^nec()t  ^at  erj^oc^en  ben  ebein  ^errn, 
Der  .^ne^t  mdr'  felber  ein  flitter  gem. 

@r  ^at  i^n  erjioc^en  im  bunlein  §ain 
Unb  ben  2eib  serfenfet  im  tiefen  Sfi^ein. 

20        •'piit  angeleget  bie  9iiiftung  blanf, 

5(uf  beg  §erren  fRo^  \\^  gefd)Wungen  franf. 

Unb  alg  er  fprengen  nntt  itber  bie  23riirf', 
Da  (lu^et  bag  Stop  unb  bdumt  ftc^  juritcf. 

Unb  atg  er  bie  giitbnen  ®poren  i^m  gab, 
25         Ta  f(^Ieubert'g  ibn  tt'ilb  in  ben  ®trcm  ^inab. 

W\t  5(rnt,  mit  gu^  er  rubert  unb  ringt, 
Der  fc^mere  ^cinitx  i^n  nieberjn>ingt. 


Biatalb,  183 


SSor  fetnem  ^eergefolge  rttt 

®ie  jogen  in  be^  5}tonbee  ®(^eitt 
3)urc^  einen  tuilben  SJalb. 

5  ®ic  tragen  mand^  erfdm))fte  3fl^tt\ 

^te  f)0(^  tm  2Binbe  rcaflt, 
(Sie  [tngen  man^eg  ©iege^Iieb. 
Dae  bur^  bie  Serge  ^aflt. 

ffiae  raufd^et,  lauf^et  im  ©ebiifc^ 
lo        2Ba«  If  iegt  fid)  auf  bent  5Baum  ? 
2Bae  fenfet  aue  ben  SBdfen  [ic^ 
Unb  tau^t  aue  (Stromee  Sci^aum  ? 

2Bae  wirft  mit  2?Iumen  um  unb  um  ? 
SIBae  fmgt  fo  njonniglid)  ? 
15         jffiae  tanjct  buri^  ber  ^rieger  S'iei^n, 
®c^n)ingt  auf  bie  Stoflfe  fid)  ? 

2Bae  foft  fo  fanft  unb  fiipt  fo  fitf 
Unb  t)dU  fo  Unb  umfapt  ? 
Unb  nimmt  bae  S^roert  unb  jie^t  com  SRo^ 
Unb  Idft  nic^t  9luMi^c^  Stai^ 


20 


?5 


(£e  i\\  ber  C^Ifcn  teic^te  ®c^ar; 
^icr  t)ilft  fein  SBiberftanb, 
(Jc^on  finb  bie  ^rieger  atl  ba^in, 
(Sinb  att  im  geeenlanb. 

9tur  er,  ber  Sefte,  btieb  juriid, 
Der  fiibne  ^dt  ^aralb ; 
dx  ift  t>om  5Birbcl  bie  jur  ®o^r 
5ln  |>arten  ©taljl  gefc^nattt. 


184  Ufjlanb. 

9tD  feine  ^rtc<)cr  fmb  entriidt, 
Da  Itegen  ®^n>ert  unb  S^ilb ; 
Die  3lof|"e,  lebig  i^rer  ^errn, 
<Sie  ge|)n  im  SBalbe  m\i>. 

3n  grower  2:rauer  ritt  t>on  bann  5 

Der  ftolje  ^elb  Jparalb; 

@r  ritt  afiein  im  ^JJonbenfc^ein 

SBo^I  burc^  ben  t»citen  SBalb. 

«Bom  §e(fen  raufc^t  eg  frifc^  unb  Harj 
@r  fpringt  »pm  SRpflTc  f^ncfl,  j^ 

(£r  fc^nattt  oom  Jpviupte  ftcf)  ben  Jpelm 
Unb  trinlt  »om  fii^Ien  Duett. 

Doc^,  n)ie  er  !aum  ben  Dur|l  gejtittt, 
S3erfagt  it)m  3lrm  unb  3?ein5 
@r  mu^  fic^  fe^en  auf  ben  getg, 
®r  nidt  unb  [(^tummert  ein. 

(£r  fc^tummert  auf  bemfetben  ©tein 
©c^on  manct)e  ^uubert  3at)r\ 
Dag  .ipaupt  gefenfet  auf  bie  33ruji, 
sjJUt  grauem  Sart  unb  ^aar. 

SBann  Sli^e  juden,  Donner  roflt, 
SBann  ®turm  erbraujt  im  Satb, 
Dann  greift  er  trdumenb  nac^  bem  (B^mxt, 
Der  alte  ^etb  Jparatb. 

6infe|r. 

Set  einem  SBirte  njunbermitb,  35 

Da  mar  ic^  iiingjl  ju  ®afte ; 
®in  gotbner  Stpfet  n?ar  fein  ®^itb 
5ln  einem  tangen  Stjle. 


15 


20 


^riitjlingsglaubc.  185 

(£6  mar  tcx  i^utc  9lpfelbaum, 
3?ei  bcm  ic^  ciuiicfel^rct; 
?!J?it  filler  ^'cft  unb  frifc^cm  Sd)aum 
^at  er  mi^  »ro^(  gend^ret. 

>■  5  ©^  f amen  in  fein  griinee  Jpau« 

a?iel  leic^tbefd)n)ingte  ®dfte ; 
(Sie  fprangen  frei  unb  ^iclten  ®c^maug 
Unb  fangcn  auf  bae  beftc. 

3(^  fanb  ein  23ctt  ju  fii^'cr  fRu^ 
lo         2luf  n*eic^cn,  griinen  5}?attm; 

X)er  2Sirt,  er  becftc  fclbft  mic^  ju 
5!}Jit  fcincm  fiibtcn  3d)attcn. 

9hut  fragt'  id)  nai^  ber  ®c^u(bigfett, 
Da  fcbiittclt"  cr  ben  2Dii.n"e(. 
15         OJefegnet  fei  er  atte  3cit 

55on  ber  SBurjel  bie  jum  ©ipfel ! 

9ruI)lino§n(au6e. 

T)ic  linben  Siiftc  ftnb  crnmc^t, 
®ie  fdufetn  unb  n?cben  Jag  unb  9ia(^t, 
®ie  fc^a'ifen  an  alien  Snben. 
20        O  frifc^er  Tuft,  0  ncuer  ^(ang! 
giun,  arme6  .^er^e,  fei  nit^t  bang! 
9iun  ntuip  ft^  aCee,  attee  tvenben. 

■Die  5Bett  n?irb  fd)cncr  mit  jebent  2:ag, 
gjJan  wcijj  ni(^t,  n>ag  noc^  ttjcrben  mag, 
25         T)a^  IMiiben  tt)ill  nid)t  enben. 

ge  bliil)t  bae  fernfle,  tieffte  Jbal; 
gtun,  arnte^  §er',,  »ergt§  ber  Duall 
«Run  mup  (ic^  allee,  alle^  wenben. 


186  Uiilanb. 


%xtit  aunfl. 

(Singe,  mm  ©efang  gcgeben, 
3n  km  beutfc^en  1Di(^tcTOatb  I 
Dae  ifl  greube,  bag  i|l  Seben, 
ffienn'e  »cn  aflcn  Bi^fiSf"  fc^aflt. 

9Iic^t  an  h^eni.q  jiolje  9tamen  5 

3|i  bic  Sieberfuni^  gebannt; 
2tuggc|lreuet  ijt  ber  ©amen 
Uber  atleg  beutfi^e  Sanb. 

Deinee  »otlen  .Jpcrjene  Xx'itU, 
®ieb  fte  !ecf  im  flange  frei !  lo 

(Saufelnb  manble  beine  Siebc, 
!Donnernb  um  bein  ^oxn  sorbet! 

®tng11  bu  ni^t  bein  ganjee  ?eben, 
®ing'  boc^  in  ber  3«gettb  ©rang! 
9iur  im  ^Bliitenmonb  er^eben  15 

gia^tigaflen  ibren  ®ang. 

^ann  man'g  nic^t  in  Siic^er  binben, 
2Ba0  bie  ©tunben  bir  iu^r(eit)n, 
®ieb  ein  fliegcnb  23Iatt  ben  2Binbcn! 
gjiuntre  Sugenb  ^af^t  eg  ein.  30 

garret  tt)o^I,  ge^eime  ^unbcn, 
<Re!romanti!,  Sllc^imie! 
fformel  i)alt  ung  ni^t  gebunben, 
Unfre  ^unft  ^ci^t  3)oefte. 


^eilig  ac^ten  ttJir  bie  ©eifier, 
9lber  ^amcn  finb  une  Dunfl; 
SDiirbig  ebrcn  tt>ir  bie  Weijter, 
Slbcr  frei  i|l  ung  bie  ^m^. 


25 


£ic^  ctncs  bcutfd?cti  Sdngcrs.  187 

5'?td)t  in  fatten  !0?armor)tcinen, 
^xd)t  in  Jcmpein  bumpf  unb  tct, 
Sn  ben  frifct)cn  Siiiienbainen 
aSebt  um>  raufc^t  ber  beutf^e  @ott. 


Sieb  fined  Deutfc^en  (SiinQerd. 

5  3c^  fang  in  scr'gen  Jiagcn 

Der  Sieber  manc^ertei 
9Scn  alten  frcmmen  Sagen, 
9Scn  5}Jinne,  3Bein  unb  mat 
9?un  ij^  ee  auegefungen, 
lo  Se  biinft  mir  aCeg  Sanb ; 

SDer  ^eerfc^ilb  ift  erflungcn, 
S^er  gfiuf  „giire  2?aterlanb!* 

5D?an  fagt  wU  son  ben  fatten: 
<Sie  Icgten  grjring'  an, 

15  23ig  fte  geloft  [ic^  t>atten 

3}?it  einem  erfc^lagnen  '^ann. 
3c^  I'd) lag'  ben  ®ei|l  in  3?anbe 
Unt-  merf  an  ben  gJiunb  ein  ®c^Iop, 
Sie  ic^  bent  3?ater(anbe 

20  ©ebient  ale  Sc^wertgenop. 

Unb  bin  id)  nic^t  gebcren 
^u  i)S>iitm  ^elbentum, 
3ft  mir  ba^  2ieb  erfcren 
3u  Suft  unb  fc^licf)tem  JRu^m, 
25  Bcc^  mi)c^t'  id)  ein«  erringcn 

3n  fiefcm  t>eirgcn  ^rieg: 
I:ai  eble  jRe^t,  ju  fingen 
De«  beutfc^en  35otfee  ®ieg. 


188  Uljlanb. 

(£g  fianb  in  attcn  3citcn  cin  2*lc§  fo  bc^  unb  ^e^x, 
aSeit  gidnjt'  ce  itber  bie  \!anbe  tne  vin  ba^  blaue  !OTccr, 
Unb  rin^s  i?cn  buft'gcn  ®drten  cin  bliitenrcic^cr  ^ranj, 
5)rin  fprangen  frifc^e  ^^runnen  in  ^tegenbogenglanj. 

X;ort  fa^  cin  |lotjer  ^onig,  an  Sanb  unb  ®iegen  5 

reic^, 
®r  \a^  auf  feinem  J^rone  fo  ftnfter  unb  fo  blcic^; 
Xenn  tiwi  er  finnt,  ift  (Sc^re^en,  unb  Jvae  cr  bticft,  ifl 

2But, 
Unb  tt?ae  er  fpric^t,  ijl  ©eipel,  unb  toai  er  f(!^reibt,  ijl 

23Iut. 

©inft  jog  nad>  biefem  S^lolfe  ein  eble«  ©angerpaar, 
5)er  ein'  in  golbnen  l*ecfon,  ber  anbre  grau  son  ^aar;  10 
Der  '^Ut  mit  ber  §arfc  ber  fa^  auf  fAmucfem  3to^, 
@e  f^ritt  i^m  frifc^  jur  Seite  ber  blii^enbe  @eno$. 

Der  9l(te  fpracb  jum  Sungen:  „^wx  fei  bereit,  mein 

®ot)n ! 
Denr  unfrer  tiefftcn  \!iebcr,  ftimm'  an  ben  t>oll|ien  3;on! 
«Rimm  alle  itraft  jufammen,  bie  2up  unb  au^  ben  15 

®d}mcrj ! 
@g  gilt  un^  f)eut,  ju  rii^ren  bee  ^onige  fteinern  ^erj." 

©c^on  ftebn  bie  beibcn  Sanger  im  ^oben  edulenfaal, 
Unb  auf  bem  3:^rone  fi^en  ber  ^onig  unb  fein  ®ema^t, 
Der  ^i)nig,  furi^tbar  prdc^tig,  mt  blut'ger  9torbUc^t' 

fc^ein, 
Die  ^bnigin  fii^  unb  milbe,  ale  blidte  23oflmonb  brein.  20 

Da  fc^lug  ber  ®rei«  bie  ©aiten,  er  fc^Iug  fte  wunber- 

t^oa, 

Da^    reid)er,    immer   rcid)er  hex   ^lang  jum  Cbre 
fc^TOoU; 


Dc5  Sangcrs  ^fud?.  189 

Dann  ftromte  t)immlifc^  ^ctte  bee  Siinglingg  ®ttmme 

Deg  31  (ten  ®ang  bajn?ifc^en  irie  bum^jfer  ©eiperc^cr. 

®ie  fingen  »on  Senj  unb  ?iebe,  »mt  ferger  golbner 

3eit, 

iBon  grei^eit,  ?l^dnnerivurbe,  son  3:reu'  unb  Jpeiligfeit, 

5  ®ie  jlngen  »on  attem  Sii^en,  n?ae  5)?enfd)enbruft  burc^* 

bebt, 

®ie  ftngen  »on  attem  Jpoben,  i^ti^  ^Kenfc^en^erj  erbebt. 

Die  Jpoflingef^ar  im  .^reife  s^erlcrnet  jeben  @))olt, 
Deg  ^cnigg  trc^'gc  ^ricger  fie  bcugen  ft(^  s?or  @ott; 
Die  ^onigin,  jcrftofen  in  SBebmut  unb  in  Suft, 
lo  ®ie  n?irft  ben  Sdngern  nieber  bie  JRofe  son  ibrer  5?ru)l. 

„3^r  ^kibt  mein  23olf  uerfii^ret;   uerlodt  i^r  nun 

mein  2Beib  ?" 
Dcr  ^onig  fd)reit  eg  n?iitenb,  er  bebt  am  ganjen  ?eib; 
@r  n^irft  fein  Sd)wert,  bae  bli^enb  bee  Siinglingg  ^ru;'t 

bur^bringt, 
Draue  j^att  ber  golbnen  2ieber  ein  23(ut|trabl  ^0(^  au^ 

fpringt. 

15     Unb  mie    »om  Sturm   jerftoben  ift  att  ber  §i>rer 

iSc^irarm. 
Der  Siin^Hng  biit  scrroc^cU  in  feinee  !OTei|lerg  §(rm; 
Der  fd)ldgt  um  it)n  ben  ?Oiantel  unb  fe^t  i^n  auf  M^ 

9iop, 
®r  binbt  ibn  aufrec^t  fei^e,  serldpt  mit  i^m  bae  ii5(^lof. 

Do(^  uor  bem  bobfn  3;f>ore,  ba  bait  ber  ©dngergrei^, 
2p  Da  fapt  er  fetne  §arfe,  fte,  afler  Jparfcn  ^J»rei«*, 
Sin  einer  g)Jv\rmcrfdulc,  ba  bat  er  fie  ^erfcbellt; 
Do.nn  ruft  er,  baf  e?  fit^viurig  buret)  Si^lop  unb  ®drten 
gettt: 


190  Utjlattb. 

„SBe^  eud>,  i^r  jlotjeu  ^aflen!     «Wie  tone  fitter 

mauQ 
Durd)  eure  9idume  Jviebcr,  nie  ®aite  ncc^  ©efang, 
9tein,  ©eufjer  nur  unt>  ®tijl)nen  unb  fc^euer  ©tiasen- 

fc^ritt, 
5Bie  euc^  }U  (Sc^utt  unb  ?0?ober  ber  9la(!^egci)l  jertritt! 

„2Be|)  eu(^,  i^r  buft'gen  ©drten  tm  ^otben  ^axtn^  5 

(£u^  jeig'  tc^  biefee  Sloten  cnt|lclltcg  2(ngeftc^t, 
Dap  i^r  barob  oerborret,  ba^  jeber  Duett  oerftegt, 
Daf  i^r  in  liinft'gen  Za^m  oerfteint,  Derobet  Uegt. 

„2Be^  bir,  Berru(^ter  ?Dlorber!  bu  g(uc^  beg  Sanger^ 
tunte! 
Umfonft  fei  att  bein  0tingen  nac^  ^rdnjen  btut'gen  10 

Dein  giame  fei  i5ergcj]en,  in  ett>'ge  gZac^t  getau(^t, 
®ei  tt)ie  ein  le^tee  9ib(I)e(n  in  leere  guft  oer^au^t!" 

Der  Stite  iiaVi  gerufen,  ber  ^immcl  ^at'e  ge^ort, 
Die  5}?auern  liegen  nieber,  bie  fatten  finb  jerftijrt; 
9?od)  eine  i)oi)t  Sdule  jeugt  oon  t?erfd)iininbner  ^^rac^tj 
3luc^  biefe,  fc^on  gebcrilcn,  fann  ftiirjcn  iiber  9Zad)t. 


15 


Unb  ringg  |tatt  buft'gcr  ©drten  ein  obcs  ^eibctanb, 
^ein  53aum  oerftreuet  ©i^atten,  fein  Duett  burd)bringt 

ben  Sanb. 
Dee  ^ijnige  5?amcn  melbet  !ein  Sieb,  fein  Jpelbenbud) ; 
aSerfunfen  unb  ocrgeiJen!    Da«  i|i  bee  ©dngere  glu^. , 

Olec^tfertigung. 

2Bobt  gebt  ber  Sugenb  (2e^nen 
?lac^  manc^em  fd)cncn  Jrauin, 
^Wit  Ungcftiim  unb  3;brdncn 
©tiirmt  fie  ben  Sternenrvium. 


Das  (Sliicf  oon  (Ebenl^all.  191 

Ztx  Jpimmd  ^ort  ibr  gle^en 
Unb  Id^elt  gndt'ig  nctn 
Unb  ld§t  ocriibcrgeljen 
Zin  aBunfc^  jufamt  ber  fern. 

5  2Benn  aber  nun  rem  <S^eine 

Xae  ^erj  ftc^  abge!e^rt 

Unb  nur  ba6  S^te,  9teine, 

Dae  !10?enf^U^e  bcgc^rt 

Unb  tod)  mit  altem  ®treben 
JO  ^ein  3iel  erreic^en  fann: 

T)a  mu^  man  njo^l  sergcben 

Die  Slrauer  au(^  bem  5JIann. 

aSon  SbenhiQ  bcr  junge  Sorb 
Sdpt  fd)mcttern  gcfttrommctcnfd)att; 
15         Sr  bebt  fic^  an  ta  Jifc^es  U?erb 

Unt  ruft  in  trunfner  ®dfte  Sc^n>afl: 
„9tun  ^cr  mit  bem  ©(iide  »cn  Sben^afi !" 

Der  (gc^enf  »ernimmt  ungern  ben  (£pru(^, 
ti^  Jpaufee  dltefter  53afaU, 
20        ^'iimmt  jogernb  aue  bem  feibnen  2:uc^ 
"Lai  ^ot)e  3;nntg(ag  tjon  ^rt^ftatt; 
(Sie  nennen'e:  Dae  f^liicf  »on  ©ben^all. 

Darauf  ber  Sorb:  „Dem  ©ke  jum  ^xtii 
®c^en!'  9loten  ein  aue  ^ortugall!" 
25         5!)?it  ^dnbejittern  gie^t  ber  @reie 
Unb  purpurn  Sicfct  wirb  iibcratt; 
@e  ftra^U  aue  bem  ®liicfe  son  (Sben^aQ. 

Da  fpricJ^t  ber  Sorb  unb  f^ivingt'g  babei; 
„Dieg  ©lae  »on  lcud)tcnbcm  itri^ftatt 
30        ®ab  meinem  Sl^n  am  Duell  bie  geij 


193  Ui^lanb. 

'Drein  f^ricb  [tc:  „^ommt  biee  ®la^  ju  ^^att, 
§a^r'  wol)(  fann,  o  ©liid  sen  Skn^afl  \" 

„Stn  ^eld)g(a^  rvarb  jum  Sog  mit  gug 
Dent  freub'gen  Stamm  son  gbcn^all; 
2Btr  fc^lurfen  gem  in  wUtm  3ug, 
2Bir  Iduten  gcrn  mit  tautem  '^d;^aU. 
<Bto^t  an  mit  bem  ©liide  son  Sben^aQ!" 

Srft  flingt  eg  milbe,  tief  unb  »olI 
®(eid)  bem  ©efang  ber  5?ad}tigall, 
Dann  n)ie  beg  aDalbftrome  laut  ©croQ; 
3ule^t  erbro^nt  roie  Xonncr^aQ 
Tiai  ^err(i(^e  (Dliicf  »cn  ©ben^afl. 

„3um  .Ipcrte  nimmt  ein  !ii^n  ©efci^tec^t 
(Bid)  ben  jerbrccl)lid)en  JlTi^ftafl ! 
@r  bviuert  (iinger  fc^cn  aU  red)t; 
8tcpt  an  !    W\t  biefcm  frdft'gen  ^rafl 
2?erfu(^'  id)  bae  ©liicf  jjon  (£bcnl)all." 

Unb  alg  bag  Srinfglag  gettenb  fpringt,- 
Springt  bae  ©ewijlb'  mit  jd^em  ^nafl, 
Unb  aug  bem  JRip  bie  f^^imnte  bringt; 
Xie  ®dftc  [inb  jerftoben  ad 
5?Jit  bem  bre(^enben  ©liirfe  »on  ©ben^afl. 

Sin  ftiirmt  bcr  i^einb  mit  5Branb  unb  9J?orb, 
l:er  in  bev  5^id)t  erftieg  ben  Sail-, 
2?om  Sd)werte  fdttt  ber  junge  ^crb, 
^dlt  in  ber  Jpanb  ncc^  ben  ^rj^ftafl, 
rag  jerfprungene  ®Iiid  sen  (£ben()afl. 

2lm  5}Jorgcn  irrt  ber  Sclent  aflein, 
rer  ©reig,  in  ber  jerftorten  ^att'; 
®r  fud)t  beg  ^crrn  »erbrannt  ®ebein, 
@r  fud)t  im  graufen  Jriimmevfatl 
Die  ®(^crben  beg  ©liicfg  ocn  Sben^all. 


15 


25 


30 


Sd?littcnltcb.  193 

„1)ie  ©teintuanb/'  fpric^t  er,  „fprtn9t  ju  <BtM, 
i)ie  ^o^c  Sdutc  mu^  ju  ^^atl, 
®M  ill  ber  (£rbe  ©totj  unb  ®(uct, 
3n  Splitter  fallt  bcr  ©rbcnball 
5         Sinft,  gleic^  bem  ©liide  son  (Sben^afl/ 

Scbwab. 

Unter  mutttrcr  ©(odiein  ©fatten 
9iafc£)elt'6  t»ie  ein  Slfenjug, 
IJreubig  brein  bie  ^^ntfc^en  fnatlen, 
SlUeg  fd)tt?inbet  t)in  im  %\uq  : 
lo  SRoffe,  9lcitcr,  in  ber  mtkn 

^HtxQ  bic  befonntcn  ®(^Utten, 
Die,  in  ®amt  unb  ^Jdj  ge^iittt, 
91iebli(^  geeenDoIf  erfiiflt. 

^aum  begonnen  l)at  bie  Sonne; 
15  3|1  fc^on  n?ieber  atlee  aiie  ? 

SBcg  aus  Duft  unb  (5c^nee  unb  Sonne 

©otten  irir  ine  bumpfe  ^aue"^ 

Doc^  e6  offnen  ftc^  bie  2;{)iiren 

Unter  lulVgcm  ^HJJuft jieren ; 
20  ^5rewtt^ii<^  l^e^t  iu  3;anj  unb  9Jta^t 

Stufgcf^miidt  ber  !Ieine  ®aaL 

©ilig  jlreift  bie  ffiinter^iiQe 
3ebe«  fc^one  ^inb  eon  ft(^, 
Sc^murf  unb  |efl,  in  fitter  i^Mt, 
25  Scuc^ten  atte  fommerIi(^ ; 

2Bij|en  mit  ben  ftiden  23U(fcn 
2t^!  fo  ticbli^  ju  begliiden, 
Jpolbe  JRebe  fUngt  barein  — 
^ann  ee  irol;(  noc^  SBinter  fcin  ? 


194  Sd?it)af>. 

2Bie  ftcfj'g  tanjt  fo  freubig  'feeute, 
(Sic^'g  ncc^  befer  f^mauji  unb  fingt 
2Benn,  tie  greunl>lid)en  jur  @eite, 
®Ia«  mit  ®la6  jufammenflingt; 

2Benn,  tcae  feiner  tuagt  ju  fageti,  5 

Seber  barf  ju  ftngen  n?agen; 
SRaufc^t  bae  Sieb,  unb  glii^t  bcr  SBein  — 
^ann  ce  wof)\  noc^  Sinter  fein? 

T)raufcn  frielet  Uc^t  unb  Icifc 
SlWit  bem  (5^nee  ber  5}?onbenf(^ein;  10 

iJromm  bef^icft  man  ft^  jur  9leifc, 
gUegt  im  ^eflen  2:raum  herein, 
SBirft  ftc^  trdumenb  ^in  aufe  SBette, 
Unb  um  jebe  ©^lummerjtdtte 
SBogt  im  S(i)Iafe  Stanj  unb  <Sang  15 

9fio^  bie  ganje  giac^t  entlang. 

SBer,  jur  Jpanb  bic  treue  Seier, 
I)iefeg  fleine  Sieb  erbac^t, 
9)reift  jum  le^ten  5D?aI  bie  geier 
©old^cr  fd)onen  SBinternac^t:  gg 

aCann  bie  glocfen  n^ieber  piij^ern, 
9Bo^nt  er  unter  ben  3)^iIiPfrn; 
0a^rt  fe^rt  h)ieber,  ®ang  unb  ^lang,  — 
®o^  »ergeffen  ijl  er  lang ! 

9ln  ben  @efang. 

SDir  fommen,  une  in  bir  ju  baben,  25 

©efang,  »or  bein  fr^jlaflneg  ^au^j 
Dein  SRoufc^en  ^at  um  eingekben, 
@eu5  nur  bie  flaren  SBetten  ani'y 
l)enn  beine  reic^e  giide  beut, 
3Qai  jiarfe  a)idnnerfeelen  freut.  2^ 


2In  bcit  (5cfang.  195 

l:ic  Siebe  ivogt  auf  bcincu  SCcUen, 
Unb  (Iromt  in  bir  burd)  jcbce  ^erj; 
Xu  Ic^reft  i^re  Seufjer  fc^ivellen, 
Unb  lofejl  ^cilcnb  i^ren  Sc^merj. 
5         Slue  beinem  ©piegct  roattt  i^v  ©lud 
3n  taufenbfac^em  ^tra^t  juriid. 

S)er  fejte  ®Iaufce,  n?ttl  er  tvanfen, 
3n  beinem  Duettc  ftdrft  er  [t^ ; 
1)a  tt?ac^fen  ^^liigcl  bem  ®eban!en, 
lo        2)em  Sluge  tagt  e6  tt)pnnigli(^ ; 
(Se  fc^aut  in  beiner  blauen  ^^lut 
2)en  §immet  unb  bae  em'ge  ®ut. 

Tie  i5vei()eit  fommt  auf  bir  gcfiJ^njommen, 
■Spat  beiner  Slri^e  ft^  »ertraut; 
15         2Birb  i^r  bae  fii^ne  SBort  gencmmen, 
So  tviud)et  fte  ftd)  in  ben  Saut; 
(Sic  fdtifft  au?  ©riec^cnknb  unb  fRcm, 
@in  feCger  Si^iran,  auf  beinem  Strom. 

Senn  beine  5Bogen  une  umf^tingen, 
20         <£•>  li-'ilTc"  J^ir,  wae  ^reunbf^aft  ^cipt: 
So  ftarf  unb  einig,  n?ie  k>\x  pngen, 
So  ftar!  unb  einig  ijl  if)r  ©eift. 
SSief  ^e^Ien  unb  cin  ein^'ger  Sang, 
3Siel  Seeien  in  oeri?unbnem  Drang. 


25 


30 


9tu^  biefee  gtii^'nbe  Slut  ber  Steben 
SBirb  erft  in  beiner  5}tifc^ung  milb ; 
Xu  mac^ft,  ba^  mit  ibm  rcin'reg  Seben 
3n  alien  unfern  2(bern  quittt; 
Tn  ftimmei^  unfern  ©(dferfiang: 
®ebei^e,  fejtlici)er  ©efang  I 


196  W.  mfillcr. 

3a,  beinen  Socmen  ju  s^erbreiten 
Jpail  bu  un«<  23rubcr  auec^cfanM ; 
2Bir  iroden  tcine  Strome  tctten 
Jpinaue  inn  liebe  a^aterlanb; 
Unb  n?o  He  ^ii^m,  wo  fie  glii^n,  ^ 

®oC  ©laube,  grei^cit,  Siebe  btii^n  I 

im.  /iDuUer. 

l^tneta. 

Slug  be^  DD?ecree  ttefem,  tiefem  ®runbc 
^Ungcn  Slbcnbglocfen  bumpf  unb  matt, 
Ung  ju  gebcn  n?unbcrbare  ^unbe 
23on  ber  fc^oncn  altcn  2Bunber|labt.  lo 

3n  ber  gluten  (2(^o$  ^inabgefunfen 
5BUeben  unten  i^re  2;rummer  )lcbn ; 
3f)re  3ittnfn  kflen  golbne  gunfen 
S33iberfd)einenb  auf  bem  ©ptegel  fe^n. 

Unb  ber  ©c^iffer,  ber  ben  3auberfc^immer  15 

(Sinmal  fa^  im  ^eflen  Slbenbrot, 
5(?ad^  berfelben  ©telle  fc^tfft  er  immer, 
£)b  au^  ringeum^er  bie  ^Uppc  bro^t. 

Slug  beg  ^erjeng  tiefem,  tiefem  ®runbe 
^lingt  eg  mir  vok  ©lorfen,  bumpf  unb  matt;        20 
2lc^,  fte  geben  n?unberbare  ^unbe 
93on  ber  Siebe,  bie  geliebt  eg  ^at. 

(Sine  fc^one  SBelt  tjt  ba  oerfunfen, 
S^re  Striimmer  blieben  unten  fte|n, 
?affen  ft^  alg  golbne  §immelgfun!ett  25 

Dft  im  Spiegel  meiner  ijraume  fe^n. 

Unb  bann  mo^t'  ic^  tauc^en  in  bie  3:iefen 
Wxd:)  »erfcnfcn  in  ben  2Biberfcl)ein, 
Unb  mir  ift,  al^  ob  mic^  (Sngel  riefen 
3n  bie  atte  SCunberftabt  herein.  ^o 


^riil^Itngsctnjug.  197 

T)u  f^enfier  auf!  He  Jperjcn  auf! 

®cfc^it>inbc,  gefd)rt)inl>e ! 
T>n  alte  SBintcr  ttjitt  :^crauei, 
®r  trip^elt  dngtlli^  biirc^  bae  §au«, 
5  (£r  winbct  bang  [t^  in  bcr  i^ruft 

Unb  tramt  jufammcn  fcinen  SBuji. 

©efc^roinbc,  gefc^it?inbc! 

Die  t^cnfitr  «uf!  t'ie  -iperjen  auf  I 

©cfc^njinbc,  gefc^roinbe ! 
lo  @r  fpiirt  ben  i5rul)nn3  »or  bcm  2:l)or, 

Der  iritl  i^n  jupfen  bei  bem  Di)x, 
3^n  jaufen  an  bcm  n)ei|]en  33art 
^Rac^  folc^er  n?ilben  33uben  2lrt. 

@ef^n)inbe,  gefd)n?inbe ! 

15  Die  genjler  auf!  bie  ^erjen  auf! 

@cfc^n)inbc,  gcf(^n?inbe! 
Der  griil)Ung  pc^t  unb  flopft  ja  fc^on  — 
Jpcr^t,  ^orc^t,  ee  ift  fcin  licber  a;on! 
(£r  pe^t  unb  flopfet  ttja^  er  tann 
20  5){it  !lcinen  53tumenfnefpen  an. 

@efc^n?inbe,  gefc^nnnbe! 

Die  genfter  auf  I  bie  Jpcrjcn  auf! 

®ef(^lrinbc,  gcfc^njinbe ! 
Unb  jvcnn  ibr  nod)  nid)t  i)ffncn  mUt, 
25  Sr  i)at  ml  Dicnerfc^aft  im  ®oIb, 

Die  ruft  cr  fi^  jur  ^iilfe  i)tx 
Unb  poc^t  unb  flopfet  immer  me^r. 

©cfc^irinbe,  gcfc^n?inbe ! 

Die  ^(n]\cx  auf!  bie  .§crjen  auf! 
„g  Wefd)Unnbe,  gefrf}iiMnbe! 

(Je  tommt  bcr  ^unfcr  3}iorgenJt?inb, 


198  ro.  mailer. 

(£in  baufcbadic!  rptc6  ^inb, 
Unb  bldtl  ba§  am  tlmyt  unb  flirrt, 
a3ie  feincm  §crrn  gcoffnct  trirb. 
®ef(^n)tnbc,  gef^ttjinbe! 

"Die  %in^ix  auf!  bic  ^crjcn  auf !  5 

©efc^irinbe,  gefdjwinbe ! 
®e  fommt  bcr  3ftitter  ©onnenf^cin, 
T)er  bri^t  mit  (?o(bncn  Sanjcn  cin, 
Der  fanfte  (5($mcic^Ier  2?tutcnbaucb 
®c^(ei(^t  burc^  bte  engftcn  Sti^en  au(^.  10 

•    ®efc^ivinbe,  gcf(^annbe! 

Die  i^cnj^er  auf!  bic  ^crjen  auf! 

@efd)tt)inbe,  ^f f*^i^Hnbe ! 
3um  Stngriff  fd}Idgt  bie  ^tac^tigaC, 
Unb  ^orc^',  unb  l)ov(^',  ein  2Dibcr(>afl,  15 

Sin  SCibcr^vifl  au^  meincr  33ru|l ! 
herein,  therein,  bu  5rwt>Ii"9^^ul\ 

©ef^winbe,  gefc^njinbe! 

©eUttS  uni  itc  aBclt. 

D^ne  bie  i^rei^eit,  wag  mareft  bu,  ^eCae? 
Dbnc  bi^,  Jpella^,  wae  n)dre  bie  2BeIf^  20 

^ommt,  t^r  aSoIfer  aEer  3c>tten, 
®ebt  bie  23rit)le, 
Die  euc^  fdugtcn 

5!)iit  ber  reincn  g}?ild)  ber  ffieij(()eit  — 
®oflen  3?arbaren  fie  5crf(eifcl)cn?  25 

®e^t  bie  Slugcn, 
Die  eui^  er(cud)teten 

5Rit  bem  t)imm(ifcf)cn  Stra()(e  ber  ©ci^onbcit  — 
©cttcn  fie  'l^arbarcn  blcnben  ? 
®ebt  bie  glammc,  -o 

Die  euci^  TOdrmte 


3ittc-5d?ilfltcbcr.  199 

T>ur(^  unb  bur^  im  tiefen  Sufen, 
Dap  i^r  fii^ttet, 
2Ber  i^r  feib, 
2Ba^  i^r  tuofft, 
5         2Bag  i^r  fottt, 

(Surer  ^cnf^^eit  ^o^en  9lbet, 
@ure  greif)eit  — 
®ottcn  53arbaren  fie  erftiden  ? 
^ommt,  i^r  2351fer  alter  Bi^nen, 
lo         ^ommt  unb  ^elfet  frei  fte  ma^en, 
Die  euc^  alle  frei  gema^t ! 

Oi^ne  bie  i^reibcit,  tcai  n>areft  bu,  §efla8  ? 
D^ne  bi(^,  Jpettae,  t»ag  tvdre  bie  SBelt  ? 

Xenau. 

»ittc. 

Sffieil'  auf  mir,  bu  bunftes  Stugc, 
15  Ube  beine  ganje  5Kac^t, 

(Srnfte,  milbe,  trdumerifc^e, 
UnergriinfUd^  fiipe  5tac^t ! 

9timm  mtt  beinem  3kiu'>efi'unfef 
Diefe  S53elt  son  tjinnen  mir, 
20  '^<^^  ^u  liber  meinem  Seben 

©infant  f^t»ebe|1  fur  unb  fur 

S^itflteber. 

Driiben  ge^t  bie  Sonne  fc^eiben, 
Unb  ber  miibe  Za^  cntf^Iief; 
9ticber^angen  ^icr  bie  SBeiben 
25  3n  ben  3;eic^,  fo  ftitt,  fo  tief. 

Unb  i^  mup  mein  ?iebfiee  meibent 
Duifl,  0  2;^rane,  quitl  ^eroor  ! 
3:raurig  fdufctn  bier  bie  SBeiben, 
UnD  im  SBinbe  bebt  ba3  9lo^r. 


200  fettau. 

3n  mein  jliffeg,  Hcfee  Sefbcn 
(Stra^Ift  bu,  0ernc !  ^ett  unb  milb, 
SBte  burc^  23tnfen  ^ier  unb  SBelbeit 
(Strata  be«  Slbenbfierneg  33ift>. 


Sluf  bcm  5i:et(^,  bcm  rcgungetofen,  s 

SSettt  beg  Wonbeg  f)otbcr  @(anj, 
f^Ic^tcnb  fcine  bteic^en  9iofen 
3n  beg  ©c^ilfeg  griinen  ^ranj. 

^trfd)e  tt)anbeln  bort  am  ^ugel, 
syUcfen  in  bte  9?a(I)t  empcr ;  lo 

aWand^mal  rcgt  ftc^  bag  ©eflugel 
a;rdumerifc^  im  ticfen  SRo^r. 

SBeinenb  mu^  mein  Slid  [i^  fenfenj 
T)urc^  bie  tieffte  ©eele  ge^t 
S!}?ir  ein  fii^cg  Deingcbenfen,  xg 

aBieeittjliaeggiac^tgebet! 

Ser  g)oIenfluc^tUng. 

3m  quettenarmen  SBiiflenfanb 
Strabifd)er  S'Jcmabcn 
Srrt,  o|)ne  Qid  unb  SSaterlanb, 
Sluf  n^inboeme^ten  ^faben,  20 

©in  3)oIen|)eIb,  unb  grodet  jtill, 
1)a^  noc^  fein  Jperj  ni(|tbrec^ett  t»itt. 

Die  (Sonn'  auf  i^n  ^erunterftjrii^t 
Die  ^ei^en  ?!)?ittaggbranbe ; 
9Scn  i^rem  g(ammen!uj]"e  glii^t  aj 

Dag  @^n>ert  an  feiner  Senbe. 
SBitt  tt)eden  i^m  ben  tapfern  Sta^t 
3ur  9lac^eglut  ber  ©onncnftra^l? 


J)cr  PoIcnfl[ud?tIittg.  301 

®ein  2etb  netgt  [ide)  bem  3?oben  ju 
?l!)?it  biiritcnbem  Srmattcn. 
"Der  fdnfe  gem  ju  filmier  3*iu^' 
Sn  feinen  eig'nctt  (g^atten  ; 
Der  trdnfe  gem  »or  biirrer  ®lut 
®^ier  feine  eig'ne  Sl^rdncnput. 

Do*  fol^e  Duvil  fein  ^crj  nic^t  merft, 
SBeif^  trdgt  cin  ttcf reg  ^rdnten. 
Sr  fc^reitet  fort,  oom  Sc^merj  geftdrft, 
3Som  Sc^lac^tenangcbenfen. 
SKanc^mal  fein  5)iunb  „^o6jtuefo !"  ruft, 
Unb  trdumenb  ^aut  er  in  bie  2uft. 

S(t§  mm  ber  9(6enb  ^u^Iung  bringl, 
Ste^t  er  an  griiner  ©telle ; 
@in  fu^ee  2ieb  bee  ?!}?itleibe  ftngt 
gntgegen  i^m  bie  Duelle, 
Unb  fdufelnb  mi^t  bvis  Ovae  ibn  an: 
D  fc^Iummre  ^ier,  bu  armer  5)?ann! 

(£r  ftnft,  er  fi^tdft.    T)er  frembc  Saum 
©inpftert  i^n  geiinbe 
3n  einen  fc^onen  Jpelbentraum; 
Tic  JDcQcn  unb  bie  SBinbe 
Umraufdjen  i^n  n?ie  Sc^tac^tengang, 
Untraufc^en  i^n  tt?ie  ©iegegefang. 


25  (5^on  fommt  im  D)^en  wU  unb  flat 

.•perauf  bee  S!)?onbee  ©c^immern; 
:i?on  einer  ^cbuincnfc^ar 
Die  blanten  «dbe(  fUmmern 
iBeitbin  im  oun  ■DDJcnrrcoicr, 

30  Der  SBilbnie  ndc^tli^  bctte  3icr. 


15 


20 


203  £cnau. 

(Btm  lauter  tont  ber  Jpufentanj 
aScn  twinboeriranbten  gUet)crn, 
Die,  ^ei^gejagt,  im  ^Dfonbenglanj 
■Dent  Duett  entgegeimnc^ern. 
Die  ateiter  rufen  in  bie  «Ra(^t;  5 

Doc^  nic^t  ber  3>oIen^eti>  emad^t 

(Sie  laffen,  frifc^  unb  fro^  gelaunt, 
Die  gtoff'  im  Duefle  trinfen, 
Unb  plc|lic^  fc^auen  fie  erftaunt, 
®in  (£(i)n)ert  im  @rafe  blinfen,  lo 

Unb  jitternb  fpielt  ba«  fii^te  Si^t 
2luf  einem  bleic^en  Slngefic^t. 

©ie  kgern  um  ben  fjremben  jlumm, 
S^n  aufjuivecfen  bange; 

®ie  fe()n  ber  giarben  ^eiligtum  15 

Sluf  b(aj]er  ®tirn  unb  SBange: 
Dem  Siiftenfof)n  ju  ^crjen  ge^t 
Dee  Ungliicfe  |lifle  maitlat, 

Dem  f(^taf»erfunfnen  ^elben  na% 
?Kit  ©c^ritten  gaftlic^  leife,  20 

(£in  alter,  ftnjterer  5^omab, 
Unb  gabetrunf  unb  ©peifc, 
Dae  bejte,  bae  er  i^m  eriae, 
©teflt  er  i^m  ^eimlit^  »or  ine  ®rae, 

?^immt  njtebcr  feine  ©tette  bann.  25 

9ioc^  jtarrt  bie  )lumme  SRunbe 
Den  ^tcid)en  an,  ob  au^  »errann 
Der  ^ia^t  fdjon  manege  ®tunbc; 
23ie  aue  bcm  (S^tummcr  fdbrt  cm))or 
Der  a^ann,  ber'«  SBaterlanb  serlor.  30 


(EinfamFcit.  203 

X)a  grii^en  fie  ben  gremben  milb, 
Unb  fingcn  it)m  ju  S^rc 
(SJefdnge  tief  unb  f^lac^tenroitb 
Jperaug  jur  SBiiilcnleere. 
j;  53Iutrvic^e,  na(^  ber  3Sdter  5Prau(^, 

3 ft  i^re6  Siebcg  t)cifer  ^au^. 

9Bie  fa§t  unb  fi^mingt  fein  ®(^n)crt  ber  Jpelb, 
Xcr  nod^  »om  2raum  ^^{^crurfte! 
—  Sr  |te{)t  auf  Dftrctcnfa'^  gelb;  — 
lo     2Bie  laufc^et  ber  Sntjiirfte, 

9?om  fturmifc^en  ®cfang  umttje^t, 
ilBie  t)ei^  fein  2?Ucf  nac^  geinben  fpa^tl 

5Do(^  nun  ber  9?Ple  fc()drfer  laufd^t, 
®tnb'6  frembe,  frembe  Slone; 
15     SBae  if>n  im  SBaffenglanj  umrauf<!^t, 
Slrabieng  freie  2ot)ne, 
5luf  bie  ber  ']!}?onb  ber  ffiiijle  fc^etntt 
Da  njirft  er  fi^  jur  ®rb'  —  unb  weint. 

Ginfomfeit. 

SBtIb  serwac^fne,  bunfte  gic^teti, 
20  Seife  Hagt  bie  CueCe  fort; 

Jperj,  bag  i)l  ber  red)te  Drt 
giir  bein  f^merjti^eg  SSerjtc^ten 

©rauer  23ogeI  in  ben  ^m\Qin 
©infant  beine  ^(age  fmgt, 
25  Unb  auf  beine  j^ra^e  bringt 

2(ntn>ort  ni^t  beg  SBalbeg  ©(^weigen. 

SBenn'g  auc^  immer  Sc^wcigen  btiebc, 
^(age,  tiage  fcrt!  eg  n^e^t, 
Xer  bii^  boret  unb  »erjtet)t, 
30  Stitte  ^ier  ber  ©eijt  ber  Siebe, 


804  ^cinc. 

9iic^t  »crIoren  ^ier  im  tWoofe, 
^erj,  bcin  (jetmtic^  SBcinen  ge^tj 
©cine  i^iebe  ®ott  oer|lc^t, 
Deine  tiefe,  ^opung^tofe! 

Ibelne. 

<£c^onc  SBiegc  meiner  ?eiben,  5 

®d?cncg  ®rabmal  mcincr  JRu^', 
(Sd)oue  Stabt,  ivir  muffcn  fcl)cibcn, 
i!ebe  n^o^l!  ruf  id)  bir  ju. 

?cbe  ftjoi^l,  bu  ^eit'ge  Sc^nicflc, 
SBo  ba  twanbclt  Sieb(^eu  trautj  lo 

?ebe  Jt)ot)I,  bu  f)ei(\qc  ®tette, 
9Bo  ic^  fie  jucrft  gefc^aut. 

^atV  id)  bic^  boc^  nie  gefc^en, 
®c^one  ^erjcnefi^nigin ! 

»»tmmer  mx'  es  bann  gcfi^e^en,  15 

T)a^  id)  jc^t  fo  cicnb  bin. 

9iic  njottt'  id)  bein  .§crjc  riit^ren, 
Siebe  f)ab'  ic^  nie  erpe^t; 
9rur  cin  ftifle«  ?eben  fiibren 
SSoUt'  id^,  w  bein  Dbcm  ttjc^t.  20 

T>o<i^  bu  brdngil  mi*  fcibf^  »on  ^innen, 
iMttre  SBcrte  fprid)t  bein  'Mmxt; 
SDabnftnu  n>iii)lt  in  meinen  ®innen, 
Unb  mcin  ^crj  ift  franf  unb  t»unb. 

Unb  bie  ©lieber  matt  unb  trdge  9^ 

Sc^lcpp'  ic^  fort  am  ®anber)lab, 
Sig  mein  miibesi  §aupt  i^  lege 
gerne  in  ein  !iiblee  ©rab. 


HEINRICH  HEINE. 
(Reduced  facsimile  of  an  etching,  1834,  by  L.  E.  Orinim.) 


Die  (Srenabicrc.  205 


Xit  @renatiiere. 


9lac^  granfrcic^  jogen  jtt>ci  ©renabier', 
Die  n?aren  in  JRupianb  gcfvingen. 
Uni  ale  jte  famen  ine  beutf(^e  Cuartier, 
©ie  Uepcn  bie  ^opfe  ^angen. 

5        Da  ^ortcn  fte  ^etbe  He  traurige  ^Kmr': 
Da^  ?5riinfrei^  oerloren  gegangen, 
33eftegt  unb  jerfc^iagcn  ba^  grope  ^eer, — 
Unb  ber  ^aifer,  ber  ^aifer  gcfangen. 

Da  tceinten  jufammen  bie  ©renabier' 
lo     2Bo^t  Ob  ber  fidgli^en  ^unbe. 

Der  eine  fprac^:  „9Bie  ive^  wirb  mir, 
2Bie  brennt  meine  alte  SBunbe  \" 

Der  anbre  fprai^:  „Da6  Sieb  ifl  mi, 
5(u^  i(^  moc^t'  mit  bir  jierben, 
15     Do*  ^ab'  ic^  SBeib  unb  ^inb  ju  ^au8, 
Die  o^ne  mic^  oerberben." 

„2Bae  fd^ert  mic^  SBeib,  n?ae  f(^ert  mic^  ^inb! 
3d^  trage  iceit  beffre«  aSerlangen; 
Saf  fte  betteln  gebn,  n^enn  fte  ^ungrig  finb,  — 
20     2)?ein  ^aifer,  mein  ^aifer  gefangen! 

^®ett)d^r'  mir,  Srubcr,  eine  Sitt': 
SBcnn  i(^  je^t  fterbcn  n>erte, 
(So  nimm  meine  ?eic^e  m6)  granfreid^  mit, 
5Begrab'  mid^  in  grantreid^g  @rbc. 

25        r^Dag  S^renfreuj  am  roten  5Baiib 
®ott|t  bu  auf^  ^crj  mir  (egen; 
Die  glinte  gieb  mir  in  bie  §anb, 
Unb  gitrt'  mir  um  ben  Degen. 


6  ^etttc. 

„®o  mU  id)  licgcn  unb  f)crc^cn  jtifl, 
2Bte  cine  Sc^itUva^',  im  ®rabe, 
3?ie  einft  id)  ^orc  ^anonengcbriitt, 
Unb  trict)crnber  JRoiJe  ©etrabc. 

„Xann  reitet  mein  ^aifcr  ivo^l  iibcr  mein  ®rab,     5 
23iet  ©c^werter  flirren  unb  bti^en; 
Dann  jlcig'  id)  gchjaffnet  t)er»cr  aue  bem  ®rab, — 
T)tn  ^aifer,  ben  ^aifer  ju  f^ii^en !" 

Selfojer. 

1)ie  5D?itterna(^t  jog  naf)er  fc^onj 

3n  jtifler  SRu^  lag  ^Bab^Ion.  lo 

9?ur  oben  in  be6  ^cnige  ®c^Io§, 

Da  fiadert'e,  ba  Idrmt  be«  ^onige  STrof. 

Dort  oben  in  bem  ^onigefaal, 
Selfajer  ^ielt  fein  ^ijniggma^l. 

Die  ^nec^te  fa^en  in  fd)immernbcn  fRnbn,  15 

Unb  leerten  bie  2?c^er  mit  funfelnbem  2Bein. 

®«  fUrrten  bie  2?e(^er,  eg  jaud)jten  bie  ^nec^f ; 
®o  flang  e6  bem  ftorrigen  ^onige  red^t. 

Dee  ^onigg  SBangen  leu^ten  ®(ut} 

3m  2Bein  ewuc^e  i^m  feder  5}?ut.  20 

Unb  blinblingg  rei^t  ber  5!)Jut  i^n  fort; 

Unb  er  Idjtert  bie  ©ott^eit  mit  fiinbigem  SBort, 

Unb  er  briijtct  fi^  fre^,  unb  Idjtert  i»ilb  j 
Die  ^ne^tcnf(^ar  i^m  5Beifafl  briiflt. 

Der  ^onig  rief  mit  flot^em  ^Blid ;  *5 

Der  Diener  eilt  unb  fe^rt  jurud. 

(£r  trug  »iel  giilben  ®erdt  auf  bem  Jpau^tj 
Da«  i»ar  aue  bem  Ztmpd  ^t^^o'oaf^i  gerauM. 


23clsa3cr— 2ln  meitic  HTuttcr  23.  ^etnc.     20"? 

Unb  bcr  ^onig  ergriff  mit  fre»Ier  Jpanb 
(Sinen  l^eiligcn  5?ed^er,  gefiiflt  bie  am  Stanb. 

Unb  er  (cert  i^n  ^allig  bii  ben  ®runb, 
Unb  rufet  laut  mit  fc^dumcnbem  ?Wunb: 

5        „3e^o»a^ !  bir  fiinb'  ic^  auf  ett>ig  Jpo^n,  — 
3c^  bin  ber  ^onig  son  23ab)5lon!" 

Dod)  faum  bae  graufe  2Bort  »crfkng, 
Tarn  ^ijntg  n?arb'6  ^eimlic!^  im  23ufcn  bang. 

Dae  geCenbe  Sac^en  »er|lummte  jumal; 
lo         ^i  ttjurbe  leic^enjtitt  im  Saat. 

Unb  fte^ !  unb  [icb !  an  n?ci^er  Sanb, 
Da  fam'e  ^ersor,  tt?ie  5Henfc^ent)anb ; 

Unb  ft^rieb,  unb  f^rieb  an  n^ei^er  SBanb 
SBuc^llaben  »on  geuer,  unb  f(i)rieb  unb  fc^wanb. 

15        Der  ^onig  ilieren  Slirfg  ba  fa^, 

?!JJit  fc^Iotternben  ^nie'n  unb  totenblap. 

Die  ^ne^tenf^ar  fa$  fait  bur^graut, 
Unb  fa^  gar  ftitt,  gab  feinen  2aut. 

Die  5)iagier  famen,  bod)  feiner  oerftanb 
2o        3w  t'euten  bie  glammenfc^rift  an  ber  2Banb. 

Selfajer  roarb  aber  in  felbiger  9la^t 
95on  feinen  ^nec^ten  umgebrac^t. 

?tn  mcine  SMutter  95.  §etnc. 

3c^  bin'e  gen?of)nt,  ben  ^opf  rec^t  bo^  ju  tragen, 
5Wein  ®inn  ijl  au^  ein  bi^c^en  ftarr  unb  jdbe-, 
25     2Benn  felbjt  ber  ^onig  mir  ine  5tnt(i§  fd^e, 
3^  n>iirbe  ni^t  bie  Siugen  nieberfc^tagen. 


208  £jeine. 

Zo6:i,  liek  ?Wutter,  cffcn  tviQ  i^'^  fagen: 
2Bic  mdc^tin  aud)  mcin  (teller  5}hit  ft(^  btd^e, 
3n  tcincr  fclioi  fiitjcn,  trauten  *)Jdt)c 
Srgreift  mi(^  oft  etn  bcmut»ellce  B^i^fi. 

3jt  eg  bein  ©eifi,  ber  ^eimli^  mid)  bejhJinget,  5 

Dein  bo^er  ©eijl,  bcr  afle^  fiibn  burd)brmget, 
Unb  bti^enb  [tc^  jum  ^immclettc^tc  ((^njingct? 

Dudlt  mi(^  Srinncrung,  ba^  t^  ocriibet 
®o  manege  3;^at,  bie  bir  ba^  ^erj  betriibet, 
Ttai  fc^cne  ^erj,  ba?  mi^  fe  [c^r  gclicbet  ?  lo 

3m  tollcn  SBabn  t^att'  id)  bi(^  cinft  j?crla(jcn, 
3c^  tuofltc  ge^n  bic  gan^c  SBcIt  ju  Snbe, 
Unb  woflte  fet^n,  cb  i^  bie  Siebe  fdnbe, 
Urn  liebeoofl  bie  Sicbe  ^u  umfai|en. 

Die  Siebe  fuc^te  ic^  auf  alien  ©affen,  15 

aSor  jeber  2;t)iire  ftredt'  ic^  au^  bie  ^dnbe, 
Unb  bettelte  urn  g'rtnge  Sicbcfpenbc, — 
Dod)  lai^enb  gob  man  miv  nur  faltee  Jpaffcn. 

Unb  immer  irrte  icb  nac^  Siebe,  immer 
'^cid}  Siebe,  bod)  bie  Sicbe  fanb  i^  nimmer,  20 

Unb  fe^rte  um  nac^  §aufe,  franf  unb  triibe. 

Doc^  ba  bift  bu  cntgcgen  mir  gelommen, 
Unb  ad^ !  wai  ba  in  bcinem  Siug'  gcfi^mcmmen, 
Dae  irar  bie  fii^e,  langgefuc^te  Siebc. 

*  * 

Die  fHoft,  bie  ?ilie,  bie  Staube,  bie  (Sonne         25 
Die  liebt'  ic^  cinfl  aOe  in  ?iebeen?cnne. 
3(^  licb'  [tc  nic^t  met)r,  id)  licbe  allcine 
Die  ^(eine,  bic  gcine,  bie  JReine,  bie  @ine; 
®ie  fclbcr,  allcr  i!iebc  3?rcnnc, 
3ft  9tofe  unb  Silie  unb  3;aube  unb  Sonne.  30 

♦  * 
* 


3ci?  tDtll  mcine  Secic  taud^cn.  209 

3c^  tvifl  meine  ®ecle  tauc^en 
3n  ben  ^e(c^  bcr  Silie  ^inein; 
!E)ie  Silic  fott  flingenb  ^aud^cn 
(Ein  Sieb  son  ber  Siebfien  tnein. 

Vai  i?ieb  fofl  f(^auern  unb  beben 
aSie  ber  jlu^  tjon  i^rem  9)?uttb, 
■Den  fie  mir  einjl  gegeben 
3n  wunbcrbar  fu^er  ®tuni>\ 


dti  fte^en  unbettjeglic^ 
jDie  Sterne  in  ber  ^o^' 
lo  ajiet  taufenb  Sa^r',  unb  f($auen 

(5ic^  an  mit  2iebeett)e^.. 

®ie  fprei^en  eine  ©prac^e, 
Die  ijl  fo  reic^,  fo  f^iJn; 
Doc^  feiner  ber  SJ^iloIogen 
*5  ^ann  biefe  ©pra^e  ocrjle()n. 

3(^  aber  t^cib"  fie  gelernet, 
Unb  i(^  »crge|Je  fte  nii^t; 
!Wir  biente  aU  ®rammatif 
Der  ^erjatlerliebften  ®eft(^t. 


2tuf  gliigetn  bee  ©efange*, 
Jperjliebc^en,  trag'  ic^  bic^  fort, 
gort  nac^  ben  gluren  bee  (^angeg, 
Dort  roeip  ic^  ben  fc^onften  Drt. 

2c  "Dort  liegt  ein  rotblii^enber  ©arten 

3nt  iMcn  tOJontent'cfcetn; 
tie  \!otC6blumen  ernjartcn 
3(jr  trautes  «c^n?e|"terlein. 


210  fjetttc. 

"Die  33cil^en  tid^ern  unb  fofen, 
Unb  fd^aun  nac^  ben  ©terncn  cm^or; 
^eimlic^  erjd|Icn  bte  9tofen 
(Sic^  buftenbe  !Wdr(^en  in«  D^r» 

(£e  ppfen  ^erbei  unb  tauf^en  5 

T)xe  frommcn,  flugcn  ©ajefl'n; 
Unb  in  ber  gerne  rauf($en 
Dee  ^eiltgen  ©tromeg  SBefl'n. 

Dort  hjoflen  wir  nieberftnfen 
Unter  bcm  9>almcnbaum,  10 

Unb  giebe  unb  9lu^e  trinlen 
Unb  trdumen  feligen  5i;raum. 

♦         * 
* 

Die  Sotoeblume  dngfiigt 
®ic^  oor  ber  ©onne  ^ra^t, 
Unb  mit  gefcnftem  Jpaupte 
@rtt5artet  fte  trdumenb  bie  9?ac^t. 

Der  5)?onb,  ber  i)l  ifer  Su^Ie, 
(£r  mdt  fte  mit  feinem  Sic^t, 
Unb  i^m  entfc^teiert  fte  freunblic^ 
3^r  frommeg  ^Blumengeftc^t. 

®ie  blii^t  unb  g^luhi  unb  Icud}tet, 
Unb  jiarret  j^umm  in  bic  §ol)'; 
(Sie  buftet  unb  n?cinet  unb  jittert 
aSor  Siebe  unb  ?iebe«tt)e^. 


^    3c^  groCe  nic^t,  unb  ftjenn  bae  Jperj  auc^  bricf^t,        25 
dtwxQ  oerlorneg  2ieb !  ici^  grotte  nic^t. 
9Bie  bu  and)  flrabtft  in  Diamantcn^jrad^t, 
@«(  fdttt  fein  ©tra^t  in  bcinee  ^crjcne  ^Wad^t. 


15 


Das  ist  cin  ^^loten  unb  (Scigen.  211 

tai  i»eip  i^  Idngji.    3(^  fa^  bic^  ia  im  Jiraum^^ 
Uul'  fafe  bie  ^a^t  in  t»eine6  ^erjeng  9laum, 
Unt>  ]'cit)  bie  ®{^kng',  bie  bir  am  ^erjen  fript, 
3c^  fa^,  mein  2ieb,  tt)ie  fe^r  bu  elenb  biji. 


5     3a,  bu  bi|l  elenb,  unb  i^  grolle  nic^t;  — 
5}?ein  2ieb,  njir  fcllen  beibe  elenb  fein! 
33i«  uni  ber  a:ob  bag  tranfe  ^erje  bri(^t, 
tWein  2ieb,  njir  fotten  beibe  elenb  fein. 

SBo^I  fe^'  i(^  ®pott,  ber  beinen  5Wunb  umfc^mebt, 
loUnb  fe^'  bein  '^u^i  btt|en  tro^igtic^, 

Unb  fe^'  ben  ®totj,  ber  beinen  23ufen  t)ebt,  — 
Unb  etenb  bijl  bu  boc^,  elenb  ttjie  ic^. 

Unftci^tbar  jucft  auc^  Sc^merj  um  beinen  5)?unb, 
aSerborgne  2:^rdne  triibt  be^  2lugeS  ®c^ein, 
15  Der  ftolje  23ufen  ^egt  gebcime  2Bunb',  — 
5!)?ein  Sieb,  n?ir  foUen  beibe  elenb  fein. 


Da6  ifl  ein  gt^ttn  unb  ©cigen, 
3:rompeten  fdtmettcrn  brein ; 
£a  tanjt  ben  ^oc^jeitrcigen 
20  Die  ^erjatterlieb)le  mein. 

tai  i|l  ein  Jltingen  unb  Dro^nen 
aSon  S^aufen  unb  S^almei'n; 
1)ajtt?ifc^cn  fc^Iuc^jcn  unb  fto^nen 
Die  guten  Sngclein. 

*  * 

25  Unb  tt>iipten'«  bie  ^lumen,  bie  Heinen, 

SBie  ticf  rern^unbet  mein  Jperj, 
(£ie  nmrbcn  mit  mir  weinen, 
3u  ^eiien  meinen  ®^merj. 


212  fjctnc. 

Unb  t»u§ten'«  bic  gZad^ttgaQcn, 
2Bie  i^  [o  traurig  unb  !ranf, 
©te  lie^en  frb^lic^  erfc^aflen 
©rquirfenben  ©efang. 

Unb  ttjuften  fte  mein  Se^e, 
Die  gotbnen  ©ternetein, 
®ie  famen  au6  ibrcr  ^ot)t, 
Unb  fprac^en  ^rrft  mir  ein. 

T)k  atte  !onncn'^  nic^t  n?if[en, 
5tur  Sine  tennt  meinen  Si^merj: 
©ie  ^at  ja  fdbft  jcrrijfen, 
3errijjcn  mir  hai  Jpcrj. 


v] 


@in  gic^tenbaum  fle^t  einfant 
3m  9Zovben  auf  fabler  ^oi)\ 
Sim  fc^ldfcrt;  mit  wcijjer  Xede  15 

,/^  Um^iiflen  i^n  ®i^  unb  ©(^nee. 

ly*^  (Jr  trdumt  »on  einer  9)alme, 

A,  Die  fern  im  ^OJcrgentanb 

(j  ©infam  unb  f^weigenb  trauert 

Stuf  brennenber  getfemuanb.  20 


(£in  Siingling  Uebt  ein  5[)?db(^cn, 
1)ie  ^at  einen  anbern  ermd^It; 
"Der  anbre  liebt  eine  anbre, 
Unb  l}at  \\di  mit  biefer  »ermd^It. 

Da^  ?0?dbd)en  bciratet  flu«  ^rgcr  25 

!Den  erftcn,  beflen  5!)?ann, 
Dcr  ibr  in  ben  ®eg  geiaufen ; 
Dcr  Sitngling  ifi  iibel  bran. 


15 


25 


2tus  altcn  JTtard^cn  winft  es.  213 

(£e  ifl  eine  dtc  ®efc^i(J>te, 
2)00^  bleibt  fie  immer  ncu ; 
Unb  mm  fie  jujt  ^jaffterct, 
5)em  hxxi^t  bae  ^erj  cntjtvei. 


gtue  atten  ^Wdrcfeen  winft  e^ 
^er»or  mit  jveifer  ^anb, 

■Da  ftns^  f^  w"^  ^*  ^^^"9^  ^^ 
aSon  etnem  3aubcrlanb: 

SBo  grofe  Slumen  fc^mac^ten 
3m  gotbnen  Stbenblid^t, 
Unb  jdrtli(|  ftc^  betro(^tcn 
sWit  brautlic^em  ©eftc^t;  — 

So  atle  5Baume  fprec^en, 
Unb  ftngen,  »ie  em  S^or, 
Unb  taute  DueCen  brec^en 
Sie  Stansmufit  ^eroor; 


Unb  ?iebeett>eifen  tonen, 
aSie  bu  fie  nie  get)ort, 
Sie  tcunberfufe^  ©e^nen 
2o  t)x^  hjunberfiip  bet^ort ! 

2lc^  fonnt'  t^  bort|){n  fommen, 
Unb  bort  mein  §erj  erfreun, 
Unb  aCer  Dud  cntnommcn, 
Unb  fret  unb  felig  fcin! 


9Jd^  !  jeneg  Sanb  ber  2Bonne, 
X)ae  iti>"  ic^  oft  im  Straum ; 
Ddc^  fcmmt  bie  ^Korgenfonne, 
3erflie|pt'ji  njie  citel  ®^aum. 


214  fjcinc. 

5tCndd)tIt(i)  im  5lraumc  fcV  i^  Mc^, 
Unb  fe()e  Hd)  freunbU^  Srii^'en, 
Unb  laut  aufireincnb  lliirj'  id)  mtc^ 
3u  beinen  fii^en  gii^en. 

T)u  fte^fl  mic^  an  twc^miitiglic^, 
Unb  fc^iittelfi  ba«  blonbc  ^»pfc^en; 
Slug  beinen  Slugen  fd)Ici(^en  ft(^ 
Die  5>erIent^rdnentropf($en. 

Du  fagft  mir  |)cimtic^  ein  leifeg  Sort, 
Unb  giebjl  ntir  ben  @trau^  »on  dt^preffen. 
3(^  n?ac^e  auf,  unb  ber  (Strang  ifl  fort, 
Unb  bae  SBort  ^ab'  ic^  sergeffen. 


fiorelet. 

3d^  h)etf  nic^t,  ft>ae  fofl  eg  bebeuten, 
Daf  i(^  fo  traurig  bin; 

©in  !)!)?dr(i^en  aue  alten  B^iten,  ,- 

Dae  fommt  mir  nic^t  aue  bem  ®inn. 

Die  Suft  ill  fii^I  unb  ee  bun!clt, 
Unb  rubig  flie^t  ber  dt^dn-, 
Der  ©ipfet  bee  Scrgee  funfett 
3m  Slbenbfottncnfc^ein.  2^ 

Die  fc^iJn)le  Sungfrau  ft^et 
Dort  oben  wunberbar, 
3^r  golbnee  ©efc^metbc  bli^et, 
©ie  fdmmt  i^r  golbenee  Jpaar. 

®ie  fdmmt  ee  mit  golbcncm  ^amme,  25 

Unb  ftngt  ein  Sieb  babei; 
Dae  ^at  eine  i»unberfame 
®en?atti0e  5!)?eIobei. 


Du  fd?6iics  ^ifd?crmabd?cn.  215 

T)tn  Sniffer  im  fkinen  Sc^iffe 
Srgreift  e«  mit  irilbem  2Be^ ; 
®r  fc^aut  nic^t  tit  gdfcnriffe, 
@r  fc^aut  nur  ^inauf  in  bte  Jpi?^'. 

5  3c^  gtaube,  bie  SJBctten  sjerfc^ttngen 

2lm  (Jnbe  ©c^iffer  unb  ^a^rt; 
Unb  bae  ^at  mit  i^rem  ©ingen 
Die  Lorelei  get^an. 


Du  fc^oneg  gifc^ermdbc^en, 
lo  2:reibe  ben  ^at)n  an«  2anb; 

^omm  ju  mir  unb  fe|e  bict)  nieber, 
SBir  fofen  Jpanb  in  Jpanb. 

2eg'  an  mein  Jperj  bein  ^opfc^en, 
Unb  fiirc^te  bi^  nid^t  fo  fe^r ; 
15  aSertrauft  bu  bic^  boc^  fcrgloe 

3;dg(ic^  bent  milben  5)teer. 

^cin  Jperj  glei^t  ganj  bent  ^mt, 
Jpat  Sturm  unb  (£bb'  unb  f5lut, 
Unb  man^e  fc^one  ^txk 
20  Sn  feiner  5Eiefe  ru^t. 

*         ♦ 

SBenn  ic^  an  beinem  ^aufe 
1)ii  !Worgcne  ooriiber  ge^', 
So  freut'^  mic^,  bu  tiebe  ^leine, 
®enn  i^  bic^  am  gcnfter  fe^'. 

25  ^fKit  beinen  fc^warjbraunen  Stugen 

®ief)jl  bu  mic^  forfd)enb  an: 
2Ber  bijt  bu,  unb  wni  feblt  bir, 
Du  frember,  !ran!er  5)?ann  ? 


216  ^cinc. 

„3(^  bin  eiu  beutfc^cr  Xid^ter, 
2?efannt  im  beutfc^en  CanD; 
9?ennt  man  bic  bejlcn  ^kimen, 
®o  tvirb  auc^  ber  meine  gcnannt. 

„llnb  wai  mir  fe^tt,  bu  ^leinc, 
ge^It  manc^^em  im  beutf^cn  2anb; 
5^ennt  man  bie  fc^tintmjlen  ©c^merjen, 
<So  TOirb  aud)  ber  meine  genannt." 


Dae  Weer  ergldnjte  weit  ^inaug 
3m  le^tcn  Slbenbfiieine;  lo 

aBir  fa§cn  am  einfamen  gifd)er:^aue, 
Sir  fapcn  |lumm  unb  alleine. 

Der  9?ebel  |lieg,  ba?  aBaiJcr  fdftooU, 
Die  Worn  pog  ^in  unb  h)ieber; 
Slue  beincn  Slugen  Iiebe»oIl  15 

gielen  bie  3;l)rdnctt  niebcr. 

3c^  fa^  fte  fallen  auf  beine  ^anb, 
Unb  bin  auf«s  itnie  gefunfen ; 
3(^  ^ab'  oon  beiner  ttjeijjen  ^anb 
Die  2:^rdnen  fortgctrunfen.  20 

@eit  jener  Stunbe  »crjebrt  ftct)  mein  !^eib, 
Die  Seek  ftirbt  wx  ®ebnen ;  — 
«Wic^  ^at  bae  ungliicfferge  2Beib 
SJergiftet  mit  ibren  S^rdnen. 


Du  bijl  n?ie  eine  a3Uime  25 

®D  bi^ib  unb  fc^on  unb  rein; 
2Sc^  fcf)au'  bid)  an,  unb  SBebmut 
©c^lei^t  mir  ine  ^erj  ^inein. 


Pu  l|aft  Piamantcn— Dcr  f^titcnfnabc.     217 

SRir  ill,  ali  ob  i(^  bie  ^dnbe 
5(uf6  Jpiiupt  bir  (egcn  fctlt', 
Setenb,  bap  @ott  bic^  er^atte 
©0  rein  unb  fc^on  unb  &oIi>. 

*         * 

5  Du  ^ajl  Diamanten  unb  ^ixkn, 

^aft  alle?,  n?a^  ^Wenfc^enbege^r, 
Unb  ^aft  bie  fc^onjten  Slugen  — 
50?ein  2icb(^en,  tcae  trtittjl  bu  me^r? 

9luf  beine  fc|onen  3lugen 
lo  ^ab'  i^  ein  ganje^  ^eer 

aSon  ettjigen  Siebern  gebic^tct  — 
2J?cin  Siebc^en,  n?a«  roittft  bu  me^r? 

gDiit  bcinen  fc^onen  Stugen 
^ajt  bu  mt(^  gequdit  fo  fe^r, 
15  Unb  ^ajt  mi(^  ju  ©runbe  gcric^tet  — 

«Kein  Siebc^en,  n>ae  tt)itttt  bu  mc^r? 


25 


/ 


titv  ^trtenfnabe. 

^onig  ijl  ber  ^irtenfnabe, 
®runer  Jpiigel  ill  fcin  3;^ron; 
Uber  feinem  ^aupt  bie  ®onne 
2o  Sjt  bie  grope,  golbne  ^ron'. 

3^m  iu  gii^en  tiegen  ©c^afe 
2Beic^e  S^mei^ter,  rotbefreujtj 
^a»aUere  ftnb  bie  ^dlber, 
Unb  fic  tt5anbe(n  floljgcfpreijt. 

^offc^aufpieler  ftnb  bie  ^orflein; 
Unb  bie  23ogeI  unb  bie  ^ii^', 
?Wit  ben  glijten,  mit  ben  ©locflein, 
«g>inb  bie  ^ammermuftji. 


218  fjctnc. 

Itnt  bvi?  tlingt  unb  fini^t  fo  ltcbU(|, 
Unb  fo  llcbltc^  raufc^cn  brcin 
SSaflTcrfatt  unb  Sanncnbdume, 
Unb  bcr  ^onig  f^tummert  ein. 

UntcrbciJcn  mu^  regieren  5 

Der  5}tiniftcr,  jcner  ^unb, 
Defcn  fnurrtgee  ©ebelle 
2Bieberbaltet  in  ber  9?unb\ 

©c^tdfrig  UiUt  bcr  junge  ^ontg: 
„T>ai  ^iegicrcn  \\\  fo  fc^n?er;  10 

9lc^,  i^  Yi>oUt\  M^  tc^  ju  .§aufe 
©c^on  bei  mcincr  ^on'gin  irdr' ! 

„3n  ben  3lrmen  meiner  ^on'gin 
JRu^t  mein  ^onig^l^au^Jt  fo  ivcict), 
Unb  in  ibrcn  fc^oncn  2(ugen  15 

Siegt  mein  unerme^Ii($  din6)\" 


Sturm. 

<&i  tvittet  ber  ©turm, 
Unb  cr  pcitf^t  bie  SBeflcn, 
Unb  bie  SBett'n,  tt)utf(^dumcnb  unb  bdumenb, 
itiivmcn  fi(^  auf,  unb  eg  mogcn  lebenbig  20 

T)ie  wei^en  SBajfcrberge, 
Unb  bag  ©^ifflein  ertlimmt  fie, 
ipaftig  miibfam, 
Unb  plo^tic^  fiiir,5t  eg  ^inab 
3n  f^tt^arje,  n>eitgdbnenbe  t^Iutabgriinbc. —         25 

D  mtx ! 
iWuttcr  ber  ©c^onbeit,  ber  ©c^aumentjliegenen ! 
©ro^mutter  ber  1!iebe!  fc^one  meiner! 
®cbon  flattert,  Icid)cnnnttcrnb, 
Die  weipe,  gefpenftifc^c  ^Dfbwe,  30 


Sturm— ITTcergru^.  219 

Unb  tve^t  an  bent  5}?aftbaum  ben  Sc^nabd, 
llnb  lec^^t  »cll  gra^begier  na*  bem  ^er^en, 
Dais  »pm  Stubm  beiner  ^oc^ter  ertont, 
Unb  bae  bein  Snfel,  ber  Heine  S(^alf, 
5         3unt  Spieljeug  ern?d^U. 

2?ergebeng  ntetn  23itten  unb  gle^n ! 

5Rein  9tufen  oer^aCt  im  tcfenben  (gturm, 

3nt  Sc{)(a(^tldrm  ber  2Binbe. 

@e  brauft  unb  pfeift  unf  praJTett  unb  ^eutt, 
lo        2Bie  ein  a:ott^aue  oon  3:oncn ! 

Unb  jn?if^enburc^  t)or'  ic^  ocrne^mbar 

Sotfenbe  ^arfenlaute, 

(£e^nfuc^tn>i(ben  ©cfang, 

(2eelenfd)me(5enb  unb  feetenjerreifenb, 
15         Unb  i^  erfenne  bie  Stimme. 

i^ern  an  f^otttf(^er  ^elfentiifie, 

2Bo  ba^  graue  S^toplein  ^inau^ragt 

Uber  bie  branbenbe  See, 

Dort,  am  ^oc^gen?o(bten  §eniler, 
20         ®te()t  eine  fc^one,  franfe  ?^rau, 

3artburd)ftc^tig  unb  marmcrbtaf, 

Unb  fie  fpielt  bie  ^arfe  unb  [tngt, 

Unb  ber  SBinb  burc^miiblt  i^re  langcn  iodm 

Unb  trdgt  i^r  buntlee  Sicb 
25         Uber  bae  roeite,  ftiirmenbe  !OTeer. 

Srf^atatta!  3:ba(atta! 
Sei  mir  gegriiBt,  bu  cjt?igce  ?0?eer ! 
®et  mir  gcgrii^t  ^cbntaufcnbmal 
Slue  jau4',enbem  Jper^tn, 
30        2Bie  einft  bic^  bcgriijitcn 

3ct)ntaufenb  ®riccf)cnbcrjen. 


220  ?}t\nc. 

Ungturfbcfdmpfenbc,  ^ctmat»erlangenbe, 
SBcItberii^mte  @ried)en^erjen. 

@6  twogten  bie  l^tuten, 
(©ie  tvogten  unb  brauften, 

■Die  (Sonne  90^  eilig  ^erunter         ■  S 

■Die  fpielenben  Slofentic^ter, 
£)ie  aufgefd)euc^ten  tWbwenjiige 
glatterten  fort,  lautf^reicnb, 
@e  ftam^jften  bie  9ioJ1e,  eg  fUrrten  bie  ®(^ilbe, 
Unb  roeit^in  erfd)oQ  eg  n>ie  <Siegegruf;  10 

„3;^alattal  a:^alatta!" 

®ei  mir  gegrii^t,  bu  emigeg  ^Weer ! 
SBie  (Sprac^e  ber  ^eimat  raufc^t  mir  bein  ffiaffcr, 
2Bie  3;rdume  ber  ^inb^eit  feb'  ic!^  eg  flimmern 
9luf  beincm  n^ogenben  SJBeGengebiet,  15 

Unb  alte  Srinnrung  erjdt^It  mir  aufg  neue 
aSon  aQ  bem  Ucben,  berrtic^en  ©pieljeug, 
aSon  all  ben  btin!enben  SBeibna^tggaben, 
aSon  att  ben  roten  ^oraGenbdumen, 
©otbpfc^c^en,  3)ertcn  unb  bunten  3[f?ufc^etn,  20 

Die  bu  ge^eimnig»oll  bema^rfi, 
Dort  unten  im  llaren  ^ri^jlaG^aug. 

D,  tt?ie  \)ai>''  i^  gefc^mac^tet  in  fiber  fjrembc! 
@(eic^  einer  n>et!en  5?Iume 

3n  beg  3?otaniferg  bledjcrner  ^apfd,  25 

Sag  mir  bag  Jperj  in  ber  2?rujl. 
^ix  \\t,  ate  fa§  ict)  n>intertange, 
gin  tranter,  in  bunfler  ^ranfenftubc, 
Unb  nun  »erla^'  ic^  [ie  plo^Iic^, 
Unb  blenbcnb  ftrabtt  mir  entgegen  30 

Xer  fmaragbene  griibling,  ber  fonnengehJectte, 
Unb  eg  raufd)en  bie  U'^civen  a^Iiitenbdume, 
Unb  bie  jungen  23Iumen  f(^auen  mid)  an 


llntcrm  tuctgcii  Baume  fi^cnb.  221 

5D?it  bunten  buftcnben  9lugen, 

Unr  e^  buftet  unb  fummt  unb  almet  unb  Ia(^t, 

Unb  im  blauen  ^immcl  fingen  bie  aSogtein  — 

5         Du  tapfereg  Siurfjugljerj! 

2Bie  oft,  luie  bittcroft 

23ebrdngtcn  bid)  bc«  9?orben^  Sarbarinnen! 

Slug  grcpen,  [iegenben  Slugen 

(Sd)C|Jen  fie  brennenbe  9)feite; 
lo     5}?U  frummgef^Iiffenen  aBcrten 

DroJjtcn  fte  tnir  bie  ^rujl  ju  fpalteit; 

Wit  ^cilfc^riftbiflettg  jerfc^tugen  fie  mir 

IDag  arme,  betdubte  ©e^irn  — 

Sergebens  ^ielt  i^  ben  ®c^ilb  entgegen, 
15     Die  ^JJfeile  jtfc^ten,  bie  ^iebe  f ratten, 

Unb  »ott  beg  9torbene  3?arbarinnen 

2Barb  ic^  gebrdngt  bie  ane  Weer  — 

Unb  fret,  aufatmenb  begriip'  ic^  bae  5)Jeer, 

Tag  liebe,  rettenbe  5)?eer, 
20     a:^alatta!  S^alatta! 

♦         * 

Unterm  weipen  33aume  jt^enb, 
^orjl  fu  fern  bie  SBinbe  fc^ritten, 
®iebft,  tt?ie  cben  jtuntme  2Bctfen 
(Bid)  in  ^iZebelberfen  biitlen; 

35  ®ie^|l,  roic  untcn  auggejlcrben 

SBait  unb  ^^Inx,  n?ie  tabi  gefc^oren; — ■ 
Urn  bic^  SBinter,  in  bir  SBinter, 
Unb  bein  ^erj  ift  eingefroren. 

9)Io|U^  faCen  auf  bic^  nieber 
30  SSeipe  glocfen,  unb  »erbro|Jen 

5)?ein)l  bu  f^on  mit  Sc^neegejtober 
^ab'  ber  Saum  bic^  iibergojfen. 


222  f?cinc. 

X;pc^  c»  ift  fcin  (Sd)nccgeftobcr, 
5!)?cr!ft  eg  batb  mit  frcub'gcm  Sd^rfcfcn; 
Duft'ge  grut)linggbluten  jinb  c«, 
"Die  Md^  nctfen  unb  beberfen. 

SBetcf)  ein  fc^auerfiiijer  3iiui*fr!  5 

SBintcr  manbelt  fic^  in  ^ciie, 
®cbnee  »ertranbelt  ft^  in  5?tiiten, 
Unb  bcin  ^erj  e6  liebt  aufg  neue. 
'     *         * 

Seife  jie^t  burc^  mcin  ©emiit 
Sicblii^ee  ®ctdute,  jq 

^linge,  fleines  grii^tingelieb, 
;  .^ling'  ^inaug  in^  SBeite. 

^(ing  i}\naM  bi«  an  bae  Jpaue, 
2Bc  bie  3?lumen  fprie^'cn. 
Senn  bu  eine  9iofe  fc^au)^,  15 

©ag'  ic^  laff'  fte  grii^en." 


3Bie  bie  9letfen  buftig  atmen ! 
2Bie  bie  ®terne,  ein  ®ctt»immel 
®olbncr  IMenen,  angiKi^  fd)immern 
3tn  bent  oeild)enbIauen  Jpimmcl ! 


20 


Slug  bent  Xunlel  ber  ^a|lanicn 
©(dn'jt  bvtei  Sanb^aug,  n^eijj  unb  lii|lcrn, 
Unb  ic^  ^or'  bie  ®Ia»tbiir  tlirren 
Unb  bie  liebe  ®timme  p)lern. 

^plbeg  Bittern,  fiipe?  l^eben,  25 

gurc^tfam  ^drtlicbcei  Umfd)[ingen  — 
Unb  bie  jungcn  9ieK"  taufd}cn, 
Unb  bie  5?ad}tiga(Icn  [ingcn. 


€s  wat  ciit  alter  Konig.  223 

@g  ixnir  cm  alter  ^onig, 
®ein  ^erj  war  fc^iuer,  fein  §aupt  tvar  grau; 
Dcr  arme  atte  ^onig, 
(£r  na^m  cine  junge  grau. 

5  @«  wax  ein  fc^bncr  95age, 

23Ionb  n?ar  fein  ^aupt,  teii^t  war  fein  ®inn; 
dx  trug  bie  feibne  ©c^Ieppe 
Der  jungen  ^bnigin. 

^ennft  bu  bag  alte  2ieb(^cn  ? 
[o        (£g  flingt  fo  fitjj,  eg  fUngt  fo  triib ! 
®ie  niuften  beibe  jterbcn, 
®ie  :^atten  ftc^  oiet  ju  lieb. 


3c^  njanble  unter  Slumcn 
Unb  btiibe  felber  mit; 
15  2^c^  iwanble  i»ie  im  itraume, 

Unb  fc^wanfe  bei  iebem  ®(^ritt. 

D,  ^alt'  mic^  fe(^,  ©etiebte ! 
55or  2iebegtrun!enl)eit 
^att'  ic^  bir  fonft  ju  giijjen, 
20  Unb  bcr  ©arten  ift  setter  Sent'. 


"Der  Srief,  ben  bu  gcfc^rieben, 
(£r  mad)t  mii^  gar  nid)t  bang ; 
Du  n^iflfi  nii^  nid)t  me^r  lieben, 
Iber  bcin  23rief  ift  kng. 


25 


Sifotf  (geiten,  eng  unb  jiertic^ ! 
®in  fleineg  «!)?anuffript ! 
5)ian  fd)reibt  nic^t  fo  auefii^rtic^, 
SBcnn  man  ben  9lbf(^ieb  giebt. 


f^ctne. 

(Sterne  mit  t»en  golbnen  gii^d^en 
S5?anbeln  broben  bang  unb  fac^t, 
Dap  fie  nic^t  bic  ®rbe  ivtdtn, 
Die  ba  fc^tdft  im  8^0^  bcr  gtad^t. 

Jporc^enb  jie^n  bie  [tummen  SBdIber,  5 

Scbeg  Slatt  ein  gritncg  Di)x ! 
Unb  ber  5Berg,  h)ie  trdumenb  jtrecft  er 
©einen  ®d)attenarm  t)er»or. 

Doc^  njae  rief  bort  ?    3n  mein  ^erje 
Dringt  ber  Sbnc  2Bicbert)aQ.  10 

SBar  ee  ber  ©eliebten  (gtimme, 
Dber  nur  bie  9tac^tigatt  ? 

2)er  afro. 

5i;dglic^  ging  bie  n>unberfd)one 
®u(tanetoc^ter  auf  unb  nieber 
Urn  bie  Slbenbjeit  am  Springbrunn,  15 

2Bo  bie  ttjeipen  SBaffer  pldtf^ern. 

Stdglic^  flanb  ber  junge  (2fla»e 
Urn  bie  Slbenbjeit  am  Springbrunn, 
2Bo  bie  mcifen  SBaffcr  pidtfcfeern; 
3:dglic^  warb  er  blei^  unb  bleic^er,  20 

gines  2tbenb«  trat  bie  giirjlin 
21  uf  i^n  ju  mit  raf(^en  Sorten: 
„Deinen  9?amen  i»itt  ic^  hjiffen, 
Deine  Jpeimat,  beine  ®i))pf(^aft!" 

Unb  ber  ®fta»e  fprac^:  „3c^  ^eipe  25 

5Jic^ameb,  ic^  bin  aue  gemen, 
Unb  mein  (Stamm  ftnb  jcne  2(fra, 
SBel^e  jterben,  n>enn  fie  Ucben." 


15 


25 


Dicsfcits  unb  jcnfcits  bcs  Htjeins.  225 

XieS\tiii  unb  ienfettS  bel  9l^eiti$. 

®anftc«  SRafen,  ttiilm  ^ofen, 
$dnbeln  mit  ben  glii^nben  ^lofen, 
^otbe  ?uge,  fitter  5jun|l, 
£iie  aSereblung  rofeer  Srunjl, 
^urj,  ber  Siebe  ^eitre  ^unft  — 
X>a  feib  5D?eifler  i^r,  granjofen ! 

2lber  ivir  »erfte^n  un«  baf, 
2Bir  ©ermancn,  auf  ben  ^af . 
Slug  ©emiitee  Stiefen  quittt  er, 
Deutfi^er  ^a^ !    2:;c^  ricpg  f^njifit  er, 
Unb  mit  fetnem  @tfte  fiittt  er 
(Scoter  bag  ^etbelberger  gap. 


gtad^tg,  erfaft  Dom  roilben  ®etfle, 
(Strecf'  ic^  bie  gebaQten  ?5dufle 
■Drol^enb  au«  —  jebo(^  erf^Iafft 
<©tnft  ber  Slrm,  mir  fel^tt  bie  ^raft. 

?etb  unb  @eele  ftnb  gebroci)en, 
Unb  t(^  jterbe  ungeroc^en. 
2(uc^  fein  53hit«freunb,  jcrnentftammt, 
Ubernimmt  bag  0ld^eramt. 

2l(^^ !  Stutgfreunbe  ftnb  eg  eben, 
2Bel(^e  mir  ben  3;ob  gegeben, 
Unb  bie  fii^nobe  SJieuc^cIt^at 
2Barb  seriibet  burc^  33crrat, 

©iegfrieb  gleic^,  bcm  ^ornen  fRtdtn, 
SBugten  fie  mic^  ^injuftretfcn  — 
?eii^t  erfpd^t  gamiUenUft, 
2Bo  ber  Jpclb  »ertt?unbbar  ijl. 


826  i7off»nitiiu  von  ^alicvshbtn. 

fbottmann  von  jfallersleben. 

9(ud  ben  „J$ru^lingdUebern  an  'iMiUna/' 

Du  fiet)ft  mid)  an  unt  fcnnft  iiilc^  nic^t, 
T)u  licbc^  (£n9elangcftd)t ! 
Die  3Biinfd)e  iveipt  bu  ni^t,  bie  reinen, 
T)ie  bu  fo  unbewu^t  erregt. 
3(^  muj;  mi(^  freuu,  unb  mij^te  iveinent  5 

So  ^aft  bu  mir  mcin  .*perj  beroegt. 

^enn'  ii^  bein  ®Iud,  bu  fennft  e«  ntii^t, 

X)u  liebcj  @ngelangeud)t ! 

fficlc^  fd)ijne«  2c^  ift  bir  bcfc^iebcn! 

aBie  einc  Ixlxe  auf  bem  i^elb,  10 

(©0  ^citcr  unb  fc  ftill  jufriebcn 

^cbft  Du  in  Dciner  fleincn  2Be{t. 

5)?id)  trcibt'?  im  ?cben  bin  unb  ^er, 
%\i  cb  i^  nicmal?  gtiicflie^  irdr', 
^ann  fcinen  gricbcn  mir  erjagen,  15 

Unb  fcinc  .^citcrfcit  unb  fftxil)"; 
Unb  1:^ah'  in  mcincn  fd)on|ten  ^agcn 
9?ur  cinen  SBunfc^ ;  kW  i^  tt?te  bu ! 

KuS  ben  „Un|JoUtif(^cn  Sicbern/'' 

Das  (Sliicf  bcr  DcrgegUd^fctt. 

@in  Dompfaff  in  bem  Sauer  faf 
Unb  fcinen  l^ufc^  unb  SBatb  »crgap,  20 

^ub  frobtic^  an  ju  fpringen, 
3u  pfcifen  unb  ju  ftngen 
®ar  bubf(^  unb  fein  nac^  ^unftmantcr: 
„(£tn  freieg  Seben  fu:^ren  Wxx." 

S^r  !Wenfc^en  feib  boc^  ebenfo,  25 

3^r  t^ut  fo  frei,  fo  frifc^  unb  fro^  — 


FERDINAND  FREILIGRATH. 

(After  a  photograph.) 


0  licb',  fo  laii^  im  liebcn  fannft !  237 

3br  miit't  im  ^iiftg  fpringen 
Unb  bebt  bc^  an  ju  ftngen 
2Bic  biefeg  unt>crnunft'ge  2;ier; 
„®in  freieg  Seben  fii^ren  twir." 


jfreiliQratb. 

O  Ueb',  fo  tang  tiu  tieben  fann^! 

5  D  Iieb\  fo  lang  bu  liebcn  fannfl ! 

D  lieb',  fo  lang  bu  Ueben  magft ! 
X)ie  Stunbe  fonimt,  bie  Stunbc  fommt, 
aBo  bu  an  (yrdbern  ile^il  unb  tiagft! 

Un^  forge,  ba§  betn  ^erje  gtii^t 
jQ         Unb  ?iebe  ^cgt  unb  Sicbe  trdgt, 
©0  lang  ibm  no^  cin  anber  ^crj 
3n  Stebc  warm  entgegenfc^tdgt ! 

Unb  ttjer  bir  feinc  2?ruft  crf(^tte§t, 
D  t^u'  i^m,  tvai  bu  fannjl,  ju  Iteb  I 
15         Unb  mac^'  i^m  iebe  ®tunbe  fro^, 
Unb  ma6:)^  i^m  feine  ®tunbe  trub ! 

Unb  t)ute  bcine  B^^gc  m^, 
Salb  tji  ein  bofe«  SBort  gefagt! 
O  ®ott,  c6  rtjar  nic^t  bog  gemcint,  — 
2o        Xcr  Stnbre  aber  gc^t  unb  f(agt. 

0  lieb',  fo  lang  bu  Ueben  fannjl ! 
D  Ueb',  fo  (ang  bu  tieben  magft ! 
Die  Stunbe  fcmmt,  bie  ®tunbe  fommt, 
2Bo  bu  an  ©rdbern  jte^jt  unb  llagfi! 

25  Xann  fnieft  bu  nieber  an  ber  ®ruft, 

Unb  birgjl  bie  Stugen,  triib  unb  na^, 
—  Sie  fe^n  ben  3lnbern  nimmerme^r — 
$Sng  jange,  feuc^te  ^trc!^^ofegra«. 


328  ^rctltgratlj. 

Unt»  fprtc^ft;  „D  fc^au'  auf  mi(^  ^erab, 
1)er  t)ier  an  betnem  @rabc  mint ! 
SCergteb,  baf  i(^  gefrdntt  bi^  ^ab' ! 
D  @ott,  e^  toax  nic^t  boe  gemeint ! " 

@r  aber  fte^t  unb  :^ort  bic^  ntd^t,  5 

^cmmt  nt(^t,  baf  bu  i^n  frol)  umfdngjl; 
Der  ?0?unb,  ber  oft  bi(^  fii^te,  fpric^t 
9tie  trieber:  „3c^  »ergab  bir  Idngfi !" 

@r  t^at'e,  sergab  bir  lange  fc^on, 
Dod)  manege  beipe  2;^rdne  ftel  10 

Urn  btc^  unb  urn  bein  :^erbee  SBort  — 
I)0(^  flttt  —  er  ru^t,  er  ifl  am  ^xd ! 

D  lieb',  fo  lang  bu  liebcn  fannft ! 
O  tteb',  fo  tang  bu  liebcn  magfl ! 
T'ie  8tunbe  fommt,  bie  ©tunbe  fommt,  15 

2Bo  bu  an  ©rdbern  fie^fl  unb  flag|l! 

S&dx'  i(^  im  iSann  Hon  Mttta'8  Z^ottn. 

SBdr'  ic^  im  SBann  »on  5Weffa'6  St^oren, 
SBdr'  ic^  auf  gemene  glubnbem  ®anb, 
2Bdr'  i^  am  (Sinai  gcboren, 
X)am  fu^xV  ein  ©c^wert  njo|)(  biefe  ^anb;  20 

Dann  jijg'  ic^  n)o^I  mit  fliiAf  gen  S)ferben 
Durc^  Set^ro'g  flammenbeg  ©ebiet ! 
Dann  ^ielt'  idc)  m^l  mit  meinen  Jperben 
Stafi  bei  bem  Sufc^e,  ber  geglit^t; 

Vann  abenbe  h>o^t  »or  meinem  (5tamme,  25 

3n  einee  ^dta  luft'gem  ^au^, 
®tromt'  id)  ber  Dic^tung  inn're  fjlamme 
5ln  lobernben  ©efdngen  am  -, 


ttJar'  id?  tm  Sann  von  Iltcffa's  Ctjoren.     229 

Dann  wc^t  an  meinen  Sippen  ^inge 
©in  ganjee  SSoIf,  ein  ganjee  ?anb; 
®ki(^wic  mit  ©alomonie  JRinge 
Jperrf^t'  ic^,  ein  Bau^erer,  tm  ®ani». 

5  9tomabcn  ftnb  \a  ntetnc  Jporer, 

3u  bercn  @eijt  tie  aSilbntg  fprt(^t; 
•Die  »cr  bem  ©amutn,  bcm  ^tx^ttr, 
®i^  njerftn  auf  bae  SlngefK^t; 

Die  afljeit  auf  ben  SRoflen  ^dngen, 
lo        5lbfit5enb  nur  am  ffiiiilenbrcnn ; 

Die  mit  ocr^dngten  ^u^tln  fprengen 
5Bon  2(ben  bi«  jum  Sibanon; 

Die  na(^t^,  al6  nimmermiibe  (g^d^er, 
Sei  i^rem  a5ie^  rut)n  auf  ber  $:rift, 
15         Unb,  wit  »or  3eitfn  ^ie  S^atbder, 

Slnfc^aun  bee  ^immele  gotbne  ©c^rij^; 

Die  eft  ein  lOTurmeIn  ncc^  »erne^men 
SSon  ®ina'e  glutgeborftnert  Jpo^n; 
■  Die  oft  beg  2Biijtengei|lcs  Sc^cmcn 
20        3"  Sduten  JRauc^ee  tvanbein  fe^n ; 

Die  burc^  ben  9li^  oft  be«  ®e|leineg 
@rfd)aun  ha^  glammen  feiner  ©tirn  — 
Jpa,  5)Jdnner,  benen  glii^nb  toic  rntmi 
3n  fjeipen  @d)dbctn  brennt  bag  ^irn. 

--3  D  2anb  ber  3elte,  ber  ®efd)Offe! 

£)  gjolf  ber  aSiifte,  fiibn  unb  fc^Iic^t! 
Sebuin,  bu  felb|l  auf  beincm  Sioffe 
33ijt  ein  pbantajlifc^eg  ©ebic^t ! 

2Jc^  irr'  auf  mitterndct)t'ger  ^iijle; 
30        ^«r  ?Rorben,  ac^ !  ij^  fait  unb  Hug. 

3(|  njotit',  id)  fdng'  im  @anb  ber  SBujle, 
©ele^nt  an  einee  ^engjleg  SBug. 


230  ^rctligratt}. 

„^rin}  eugen,  bcr  eftle  Oiitter." 

3elte,  fo]\(\\,  SBerba-Jlufer  I 
Suft'gc  9Ja^t  am  X)onauufer ! 
^Jferbe  ftebn  im  ^reie  umher 
5lngebunt'cn  an  ben  3?fl0(fen; 
Sin  ben  engen  Sattelboden  S 

^angen  ^arabiner  fd)irer. 

Urn  bag  geuer  auf  ber  @rbe, 
gSor  ben  ^ufen  feiner  ^ferbe 
fiegt  bae  ojtreic^'fc^e  3)ifct. 
2tuf  bem  5i}?antel  Uegt  etn  jeber,  lo 

9?on  ben  a;fc^a!og  ttje^t  bie  geber, 
Seutnant  tviirfett  unb  hornet. 

gieben  fetnem  miiben  ©d^ecfen 
SRu^t  auf  einer  wollnen  Tecfen 
"Eer  S^rompctcr  ^an^  attein:  15 

„2apt  bie  ^'nod)cl,  laf;t  bie  Garten  I 
^aiferlid)e  gelbftanbarten 
SBirb  ein  3fieitertieb  erfreun ! 

aScr  ad)t  Slagen  bie  Slffaire 
^ab'  i^,  ju  9lu|,  bem  ganjen  ^eere,  20 

3n  gcf)pr'gen  JReim  gebra^t;' 
©etber  aud)  gefe^tbie  9?oten; 
Xrum,  it)r  SBeiven  unb  i^r  fRottnl 
9)?erfet  auf  unb  gebet  ad^tl" 

Unb  er  ftngt  bie  neue  2Beife  g, 

@inmal,  jroeimal,  breimal  leife 
X)enen  9ietterg(euten  oor; 
Unb  n?ie  cr  jum  le^tenmale 
(£nbet,  bric^t  mit  einemmale 
ioi  ber  »ofle  frdft'ge  (Sf^ox :  30 


Der  ^alP.  231 

„9)rinj  Sugen,  ber  eble  Slitter  1" 
Jpei,  Mi  fkng  une  UngetPitter 
2Beit  ine  2;urten(ager  t)in. 
!Der  3;rcmpeter  tbat  ben  Sc^nurrbart  ftreic^en, 
llnb  fid)  auf  bie  Seite  fcfclcic^en 
3u  Der  3JJarfetenberin. 


J)er  Sfotf. 

Die  ^iirjiin  jog  ju  SBalbc 
fD^it  Sdgem  unb  «Karf(^alf! 
Da  fa{)  fie  reiten  balbe 
lo  Sin  junger  Sbelfalf. 

®r  fprcic^:  „2Bie  fHrrt  bein  2?ugel; 
2Bie  gtdnjt  Stgraff'  unb  3;reff'; 
SKie  locfer  ^dngt  Dein  3iiS£J> 
Jpolbfetige  3^rinje§! 

If  2Bie  fi^eft  bu  511  9)ferbe 

So  foniglic^  unb  fcl)lanf! 
2Bie  webt  jur  gritncn  Srbe 
Dein  Sc^leier  m\^  unb  kng! 
2Bie  nicft  bcin  ^utgefieber 

20  a3om  fliid)t'gcn  witben  fRxtt  I 

SBie  jieret  beine  ®liebcr 
Dae  fna|5pe  Sagb^abit! 

D  fount'  i^  beinen  Sleijen 
Sllljcit  eiu  Diener  fein: 

25  Den  9teif)er  n?ottt'  ic^  beijen, 

Jperrin,  fiir  bic^  attein ! 
3^  njotlte  mit  i^m  ringen, 
Dein  ftartee  ^eberfpiel, 
33ie  er,  mit  biut'gen  Sc^wingen, 

,Q  3u  beinen  gii^en  flel' !" 


15 


;^rctHgrattj. 

Sejtvungen  t>on  aserlangen, 
X)U(ft  er  ing  ^eibelanb ; 
@r  Idpt  [t^  triUig  fangen 
S5on  eineg  3>agfn  §anb. 
X)er  bietct  it)n  ber  ^olben  5 

Dar,  mit  gebog'nem  ^nie; 
SHU  einem  JRinge  gplben 
®d^mu(ft  ben  ©efangnen  fic. 

9Zun  mut  er  fie  bcgleiten; 
5!Jttt  feiner  frummen  Mau'  u, 

?!D?uf  er  fiir  fic  beflreiten 
X)en  Siei^er,  filbergrau. 
(£r  trdgt  cine  ?cberfappe, 
(©ie  nimmt  i^n  mit  auf«  ^ferb. 
Surg^err  unb  Sbclfnappe 
^dlt  t^n  bee  9teibee  »ert. 

$[mmonium. 

„?5rembling,  la^  beine  ©tutc  grafen, 
D,  iW  ^W  i^fiter  biefe  9tac^t! 
"Dice  ift  bie  griini^c  ber  Dafen ; 
3m  gelbcn  ©anbmcer  gidnjt  i^r  SRafen,  20 

©leic^wic  inmittcn  son  3;opafen 
(iin  gritncr,  funfclnbcr  ©maragb !" 

8r  fprac^ :  „®ern  tt>itl  ic^  mic^  entgiirten !" 
Unb  naljm  bem  9>ferbe  ba6  ©cbip. 
(£r  fc^tc  fi<^  ju  fcincn  ®irtcn ;  „ 

X)e6  SBiii^ngcierg  i^iuQ^i  f^wirrten 
3ln  i^m  ooriibcr  nac^  ben  ®i?rten, 
3u  ru^n  in  ber  55«nt<H)oI?i. 

tik  gicber  unb  bit  Sijmbcln  fkngen, 
Die  '^appe  lag  auf  feinen  ^nicn.  gj, 

Die  9to|[e  mit  ben  blanlen  'Jlangfjr. 


iotDcnritt.  233 

Tiii  ftni^ern  9teiter  mit  ben  langen 
©ettjanben  unb  ben  bdrt'gen  2Bangen, 
Die  ^dtt  —  fremb  ergriff  ti  ibn. 

5J?it  farb'gen  (Stiften  f(^uf  er  glii^enb 
5         (Jin  23tlbni«  btefer  2Bu|lcnraft. 
Die  Dromebare  kgen  fnieenb 
Sim  DueC;  beg  2Birteg  3;o(^ter,  blubenb 
Unb  f(^lanf,  balb  nat^enb  unb  balb  flie^enb, 
Umtanjten  ftngenb  ibren  ©aft: 

lo  „t^rembUng,  laf  beine  ®tute  grafen ! 

D,  ^W  nid)t  hjeiter  biefe  9?a^t! 

Dieg  x]\  bie  gritnfte  bcr  Dafen ; 

3m  gelbcn  Sanbmeer  gldn^t  ibr  9?afcn, 

®lei^n?ie  inmittcn  son  2:oiJafen 
15         ®in  griiner,  funfelnber  Smaragb!" 

fiotoentttt. 

2Biijienfi?nig  ift  bcr  Soroe;  toiU  er  fein  ©ebict  burc^- 

fliegen, 
SBanbelt  er  nac^  ber  Sagune,  in  bem  ^oben  ©c^ilf  ju 

licgen. 
SSo  ©ajettcn  unb  ©iraffen  trinfen,  tauert  er  im  Sto^re; 
Bitternb  iiber  bem  ©en^alfgen  raufcf)!  bae  8aub  ber 

(Sljfomore. 

2o     5tbenbg,  wenn  bie  ^eCen  geuer  gliibn  im  ^ottentotten* 

traale, 
SBenn  bee  jdben  Safelbergee  bunte,  ttjed^felube  Signale 
9iict)t  mebr  gldnjen,  roenn  bcr  Gaffer  einfam  fc^weift 

burc^  bie  5tarroo, 
SBenn  im  ^ufc^  bie  Slntiiope  fc^tummert,  unb  am  (Strom 

bae  ®nu : 


334  ^rciltgratlj. 

(sie^,  bann  fd^reitet  majeftdtifd^  burd^  bte  Sujte  bie 

©iraffe, 
I)af  mit  ber  Sagune  triiben  gfuten  fie  bie  ^cipe,  f^laffe 
3unge  fii^le;  lec^jenb  eiU  fie  buvd)  ber  SBiifte  nadte 

©trerfen, 
^nieenb  fc^Iiirft  fie  langen  ^alfe«  aue  bem  fc^Iammge- 

fiiflten  23e(ien. 

9>(o^Iic^  regt  ees  fic^  tm  9iof)re ;  mit  ©ebrutl  auf  t^ren  5 

^iaden 
©pringt  ber  Sijwej  n>elc^  ein  Steitpferb!    <Ba^  man 

reic^ere  ©ci^abrarfen 
3n  ben  SWarjlattfammern  einer  fiJniglic^en  Jpofburg 

liegen, 
Site  iai  bunte  geC  bee  Slennere,  ben  ber  Siere  gurft 

bej^iegen  V 

3n  bte  !Wu3feIn  bee  ©enicfee  fc^Idgt  er  gierig  feinc 

3d^ne; 
Um  ben  Sug  bee  9iicfenpferbee  n?e^t  bee  3teitere  gelbe  10 

5Wdt)ne. 
!!Jiit  bem  bum^jfen  ®d)rei  bee  (g^merjee  fpringt  ee  auf 

unb  fliefet  gepeinigt; 
®ie^,  t»ie  ©c^neUe  bee  ^amelee  ee  mit  ^Jarbel^aut 

»ereinigt ! 

®ie^,  bie  monbbe)lra^Ite  ^Vddji  f^Idgt  ee  mit  ben 

leid)ten  ^^iipen ! 
<©tarr  aue  if^rer  Jpo^lung  treten  feine  Slugcn;  riefelnb 

fliepen 
Stn  bem  braungepedten  Jpalfe  nieber  f^roarjen  Stutee  15 

3;ropfen, 
Unb  bae  ^erj  bee  flii^t'gen  Sieree  ^ort  bie  jtifle  SBufte 

flop  fen. 


£6tDcnrttt.  285 

®(etc^  ber  SSoIfe,  beren  2eu^ten  S^rael  xm  Sanbe 

Semen 
gii^rte,  toit  ein  ©eiji  bev  ffiiijie,  'tt)ie  cin  fabler,  luft'ger 

©Clemen, 
Sine  fanbgeformte  2:rombe  in  ber  SBiifle  fanb'gem  ^JJieer, 
SBirbett  eine  gelbe  ©dule  ®anbe6  Winter  t^nen  ^er. 

5     S^rent  Buge  folgt  ber  ®eier ;  f rd^jenb  fc^wtrrt  er 

burc^  bie  Siifte ; 
S^rer  ©pur  fotgt  bie  Jp^dne,  bie  (Sntoei^erin  ber  ©riifte ; 
golgt  ber  3)ant^er,  ber  be6  ^apknb?  ipitrben  rduberifc^ 

»er^eerte; 
Siut  unb  ©(^njeif  bejeid)nen  i^reg  ^onigg  graufensofle 

gd{)rte. 

3agenb  auf  lebenb'gem  Sl^rone  fe|)n  fte  ben  ©ebieter 
[i|en, 
lo  Unb  mit  fd)arfcr  ^laue  fcinc^  ©i^e^  bunte  ^olfler  ri|en. 
SRailloe,  bi^  bie  ^raft  il)r  f^njinbet,  mup  i(m  bie  ®iraffe 

tragen; 
©egen  einen  fcl^en  9ieiter  {}itft  !ein  ^dumen  unb  fein 
©c^Iagen. 

S^aumelnb  an  ber  SBiifte  ®aume  jliirjt  fie  {)in,  unb 
rijc^elt  (etfe. 
a:ot,  bebetft  mit  ®taub  unb  ®d)aumc,  n^irb  bag  9io^  bee 
SReitere  ©peife. 
15  Uber  9J?abaga6far,  fern  im  Dften,  ftef)t  man  grii^Ii^t 
gidnjen;  — 
<So  burc^fprengt  ber  a:iere  ^onig  ndc^tli(i^  feinee  9iei(^ce 
©renjen. 


286  ^Jreiligrattj. 


2)u  fia^  genannt  mi^  etnen  IBogeljtelter. 

Du  ^a|i  genannt  mic^  einen  33ogeIfletter:  — 
9llg  ob  bu  felber  feme  ©ante  jogjt ! 
D  ®ott,  in  beine  ©arne  flpg  i(^  fc^nefier 
Unb  blinber  ja,  aU  bu  in  nteine  ficgft! 

(S^3ric^,  ^ab'  ic^  bic^  —  frri<^,  ^ajl  bu  mi(^  gefangen?  5 
Du  mi^t  e«  felbji  nid)t,  bu  mein  ]^erj'ge«  ^inb ' 
S53er  fann  benn  fagen,  n?ie  e8  jugegangen, 
Daf  njtr  une  ^aben,  baf  h)ir  @ine  nun  ftnb  ? 

X)0(^  n>ie  bu  mU\t !    Sa^  nti(|  bein  Stuge  !iiffen; 
X)u  bift  nun  mein,  unb  bleibjt  mir  en?ig  na^ !  10 

Jpat  raub  mein  @arn  bie  gliigel  bir  jerriffen? 
D,  fei  ni^t  bog  —  eg  pel  aue  Siebe  ja! 

Unb  Siebe  trdgt  bi^,  Siebe  tt>irb  bic^  tragen, 
Unb  njirb  bic^  fd^irmen  je|t  unb  fiir  unb  fiir ! 
Drum  kf  bein  Slattern,  la^  bein  g(iigelf^lagen; 
®ei  bu  mein  aSoglein,  unb  sertraue  mir ! 


15 


90 


(Sei  mir  bie  Staube,  bie  mit  freub'gem  ^Jttegen 
Sluf  meinen  Stuf  um  meine  ©time  fd)tt)irrt; 
3luf  meiner  St^fel  tvitt  fie  gem  ftc^  wiegen:  — 
Dag  i|l  ber  Dxt,  m  fte  am  liebjlen  girrt. 

©ei  mir  bie  Ser^e,  bie  auf  ©tanjgefteber 
%VLX  i^ren  ^fliiger  ftc^  jur  Sonne  fc^njingt; 
Die  »on  beg  ^immelg  golbner  ®(^weCe  nieber 
3n  meine  ®eele  feFge  Sieber  fingt! 

Unb  tief  im  3;^ale,  tt)0  bie  Sinben  xawf^tn,  gj 

Da  fei  »or  Stflem  meine  gjac^tigafi! 
Da  lap  micf)  jitternb  beiner  ®timme  Iauf(^en 
Unb  beineg  <Sc^tageg  rounberbarem  ©c^aUl 


Bfamkt  237 

Dae  ijt  ein  bimmttfc^,  i)l  ein  felig  Sd)mettcrn; 
Dae  ijt  bie  2ieb'  in  ibrer  Dual  unb  Suft ! 
D,  jtrom'  es  aue,  umraufc^t  »on  griinen  2?Idttern, 
Da8  (Se^nen  beiner  gta^tigaCenbru|l! 

5     ^a,  fi^on  erflingt'e —  ^erfc^twtrrft  bu  aue  bent  Saube, 
Umflatterjl  furc^tlce  meinc  ^iittent^iir ! 
Jporft  nur  auf  mic^,  bift  nteine  fromme  itaube, 
Siji  9tad)ti9afl  unb  treue  Serene  ntir  I 

(Sntflie^ji  mir  nimmer !  —  filler  ^eti  unb  fetter 
lo  SBe^t  mir  bein  i^liigel,  tont  ntir  bein  ®efang ! 
Die  ®arne  ruf)n:  —  gtiirfferger  SJcgelfteCer, 
Da6  tear  bein  letter,  war  bein  bcjter  ^ouq  \ 


^amtet. 

Deutfc^Ianb  i]\  gantlet !    grnjl  unb  jlttntnt 
3n  feinen  3;^oren  jebe  9?a(^t 

ig         @ebt  bie  bcgrabne  i5«i^fit  urn, 

Unb  roinft  ben  Wdnnern  auf  ber  2Ba^t. 
Da  ftcbt  bie  Jpobe,  blanf  bcwe^rt, 
Unb  fagt  bem  3>iubrer,  ber  no^  jn?eifeU: 
„®ei  mir  ein  Stacker,  jieb'  bein  'Sc^teert! 

3o        ^<in  ^t  mir  @ift  ine  D^r  getrdufett !" 

(£r  ^orc^t  mit  jitternbem  ®ebein, 
5Bie  ibm  bie  Sabrbcit  fcbrecfli^  tagt; 
95on  <Stunb'  an  wifl  cr  Stacker  fein  — 
Db  er  ee  n>irf(i(^  enblic^  wagt  ':• 
2-         Sr  [innt  unb  trdumt  unb  n>cit  nic^t  SRat; 
^ein  Wittcl,  baji  bie  2?ruft  ibm  jtd^Ie! 
3u  einer  frifdjcn,  mut'gcn  2;bat 
0e^tt  i^m  bie  frifd>e,  mut'ge  (Seete! 


238  .^retliijiatf). 

@r  lag  unb  lae  ju  inct  tm  23ctt. 

®r  nnirte,  roetl  l>ae  33Iut  i^m  jtocft, 

3u  fur^  yen  3ltcm  unt>  511  fctt. 

(£r  fpann  ju  »ict  gele^rtm  9Berg,  5 

©ein  beficg  3;^un  ijl  ebcn  Dcnfeit; 

@r  flat  ju  lang  in  3Bittcnberg, 

Snt  ^orfad  obcr  in  ben  ©c^cnfen. 

I^rum  fe^lt  ibm  bie  Sntfc^loffen^eit; 
^ommt  3ett,  fommt  JRat  —  er  ftcttt  ft^  tott,  10 

Jpdit  5iJ?ono(oge  lang  unb  breit, 
Unb  bringt  in  3?crfc  fctnen  ®roQ; 
®tu^t  ibn  jur  9>antiMnime  ju, 
Unb  fdttt'?  ibm  cinmal  cin,  ju  fec^tcn: 
(Sc  mup  9-H'*Ioniu«  .ftc^cbuc  15 

Ten  Stic^  cmpfangcn  —  flatt  be?  JRec^ten. 

<So  trdgt  cr  trduntcrifc^  fein  ffie^', 
a?crt)pbnt  ftci^  fclbcr  ine  gcbeim, 
Sdlgt  ftc^  tjcrfc^irfcn  iibcr  ®cc, 
Unb  fcbrt  mit  '•Stid)clrcbcn  bcim;  20 

SScrfAie^t  cin  Strfcnal  t>cn  Spott, 
(Sprid&t  9on  geflicftcn  l'unipenfi?n'gcn  — 
Dc(^  cine  Sbat  ?    53cbiite  ©ctt ! 
gtie  b<itt'  cr  Sine  ju  bcfcfeon'gen ! 

^ie  enblii^  er  bie  ^(inge  pacft,  2- 

(£rn|t  ju  erfiiflcn  feincn  2(^n?ur ; 
Xpc^  flc^  —  bae  ift  im  le^en  %U, 
Unb  ftrecft  ibn  fclbft  ^u  i^c^cn  nur ! 
53ei  ben  Srfc^Iagnen,  bie  fcin  Jpa^ 
^xeii  gab  ber  Sc^mac^  unb  bem  SScrberben,  „o 

Siegt  cr  entfeelt,  unb  ^ortinbra^ 
jRutft  flirrcnb  ein,  bae  fUexd^  ju  erben. — 


Banilct-^Inttoort.  239 

(Dottlob,  noi^  [hit'  mx  ni(^t  fo  njcit ! 
SBicr  3nte  fa^n  mx  fpieien  crft! 
^ab'  3Jc^t,  ^elt,  bap  Me  St^nlic^teit 
*Ric^t  au^  im  fiinften  l»u  beivd^rft ! 
,  5         5Bir  (joffcn  frii^,  wir  ^offen  [pdt: 

D,  raff'  bic^  auf,  imb  fomm  p  ©trcid^c, 
Unb  ^ilf  entfd>(o|Ten,  wtil  eg  ge^t, 
3u  i^rcm  9ied)t  ber  fle^nben  2ei(i^e! 

5)?ac^'  ben  ?D?oment  ju  9?u^e  bir! 
lo        «Ro(^  ift  c^  3eit  — Jretn  mit  tern  e^trert, 

®^  mit  franjcftfc^em  Jiapier 

Dic^  fc^nob  »ergiftpt  ein  iaext ! 

CEt)  raffctnb  nciht  ein  ncrbifd)  ^eer, 

Xa§  e?  fiir  ft^  bie  (Erbfi^aft  neljme! 
15         D,  ftct)  bic^  j>or  —  t^  jwcipe  febr, 

Cb  bicemal  c«  au6  ^Jcmeg  fame ! 

g?ur  ein  @ntf^(up  I    Shiffte^t  bie  Sal)n — 
3;ritt  in  bie  Sc^rantcn  fii^n  unb  bret|t ! 
Xen!'  an  ben  ®^n?ur,  ben  bu  get^an, 
20        Unb  rdc^e  beine6  2?ater3  ©eifl ! 
SBcju  biee  ©riibeln  fiir  unb  fiir? 
Dc(^  —  barf  i^  f(^etten,  alter  2;rdumer? 
Sin  i^  ja  felbfi  ein  8tiicf  »on  bir, 
Du  enj'ger  3<iuberer  unb  Sdunter ! 

%ntmxt. 

«5  n^'td,  Io3  unb  lebig  fmge  ber  gjoet, 

gfJic^t  an  ber  (5d)otte  bteib'  er  fleben! 
ffieib,  ^inber,  ^aui  —  o  jdmmeriii^  ®erdt 
ffiinfam  in  ©lut,  mie  t»ei(anb  ber  9)rop^et, 
©oK  er  empbr  t5om  23oben  fd^n?eben  I 


240  ^ertuegl}. 

„t)xt  Iu|n  bee  ®ottc6  ^errlic^  i^euer  fc^iirt 
5luf  Sergen  ^d^  unb  auf  SlUaren, 
X)ie,  aufge^oben,  an  bie  ®terne  rii^rt, 
SBie  mag  bie  ^anb  benn  nur,  ocm  Sling  umfd^nitrt, 
3ug(ei(^  beg  Jperbeg  l^ldmm^cn  nd^ren?  5 

„2Bte  maQ  bie  2ip})e  nur,  ber  fort  unb  fort 
SBo^IIaut  unb  ®eijl  »ereint  enttijnen, 
SBie  mag  bie  Sippe  nur  ju  ®(|affnertt)ort, 
3"  2Biegenrcim  unb  anberm  5Ki^atforb 
T>ti  2ttltagglebeng  ftc^  geh?o^nen?  10 

„9Bie  mag  bie  (©tirn,  bie  ®p^eu  griin  umkubt, 
!Die  ®tirn,  bie  junge  Sorbecrn  [(^miicfen, 
Sorbeeren,  tro^ig  »om  Dl)?mp  geraubt, 
SBie  mag,  bae  SBeltcn  trdgt,  bad  Di^ter^au)5t 
3n«  3oc^  ftc^  i'e^  95^iliti«r«  bucfen?  15 

„T)(ii  gliigelrof  ge^ort  in  feinen  (Stall; 
ffig  foC  nur  piegen,  jagen,  fc^tagen  I"  — 
3c^  !onnte  »iel  auf  biefen  9lebefc^ttjatt 
©rnjibern,  traun!  bo(^  fofl  bie  9Jad>tigafl 
@uc^  ^eute  nur  bie  2lnth5ort  fagen.  20 

Der  in  be«  SBalbee  bunlclgriinem  @c^o^ 
35on  Siebern  trieft,  bie  le^jenb  flammen: 
1)erfelbe  Sc^nabel  ftngt  ni^t  Sieber  blo§, 
X)erfelbe  (Sd^nabct  trdgt  aue  Saub  unb  9!Woo« 
Tiod)  auc^  ein  9teji(^en  ftcl  jufammen !  25 

1btt\ocQb, 

^ttop^tn  aul  tier  ^rembe. 

3c^  moc^te  ^inge^n  roie  bae  2lbenbr»t 
Unb  tt)ie  ber  5i:ag  mit  feinen  le^ten  ©lulen  — 
D  leic^ter,  fanfter,  ungefut^Iter  Xch  !  — 
!JRi(^  in  ben  ©c^op  bee  @n?igcn  »erbluten.  29 


Der  (Scfangcne.  241 

^d)  mb6}tt  ^inge^n  njic  ber  ^cttrc  <®tcni, 
3m  t?otlften  ©lan^,  in  ungefc^tt)dd^tem  2?Unfen; 
@o  (title  unb  fo  f^merjlo^  moc^te  gem 
3c^  in  be«  ^immel^  btaue  2;iefen  ftnfen. 

5        3c^  mo^te  Mnge^n  n)ie  ber  Slume  Duft, 
X)er  freubig  ftc^  bent  f^onen  ^e((^  entringet 
Unb  auf  bem  gittig  b(iitcnf(^irangrer  ^uft 
3ll6  SBeibrauc^  auf  tc6  ^errcn  2tltar  f^winget. 

3^  moditc  binge^n  n?ie  ber  Xau  im  2;^at, 
10     aScnn  burftig  i^m  bc6  '^crgcne  ^euer  minfcn; 
D  wUtt  ®ott,  njie  ibn  ber  ©cnnenilra^I, 
3tuc^  meine  lebenemitbc  @cele  trinfen ! 

^6:)  moc^te  ^inge^n  n?ie  ber  bange  Xon, 
■Der  a\ii  ben  Saiten  einer  §arfe  bringet, 
15     Unb,  faum  bem  irbifi^en  ?Oietatt  entflobn, 

@in  SBo^fiaut  in  be«  (5d)ovfere  2?ruft  erfUnget. 

:^u  h)irft  nic^t  t)ingef>n  tt)ie  bag  Stbenbrot, 
Du  mirft  nic^t  fiifle  ivie  ber  ©tern  oerfinfen, 
X)u  ftirbft  nic^t  einer  23Iume  leic^ten  Job, 
20     ^ein  5Rorgen|lra^t  ttjirb  beine  (Seek  trinfen. 

2Bot)I  njirfl  bu  ^inge{)n,  ^ingebn  o^ne  ®pur, 
Doc^  tt)irb  bae  (Slenb  beine  ^raft  erjt  fd^ttjd(^en, 
(©anft  jtirbt  eg  einjig  [ic^  in  ber  9?atur, 
■Dae  arme  ^enfc^enberj  mu^  i^iidmeig  breci^en. 

titv  ©cfonnene. 

25  3c^n  3af)re!  feit  ben  le^ten  25egel  ic^ 

3nt  231iitenroalb  fein  2iebd)en  f(^tagen  ^orte; 
3e^n  3ci^re !  feit  ber  blaue  ^immel  ftd^ 
3um  le^tenmale  meinem  "^M  bef(^erte: 

3c^n  3a^re !  too.i>  ifi  weiter  bein  5Bege|r? 
30        ^flnn  meine  2Bange  fi^  noc^  bldjfer  fdrben? 
®ie^,  biefe  J!panb  brid)t  tcinc  kronen  mebr; 
£af,  ^onlg,  lap  mi^  in  ber  grei^eit  fterbenl 


343  f^ertDegt;. 

3c^n  Sa^re !  meine  ©efjnen  ftnb  crfc^Iafft, 
^tin  Sluge  !ann  bie  ilette  ni(^t  me^r  fe^ert; 
D  jittre  nic^t!    ^aum  ^vib'  idb  noc^  bie  ^raft, 
3Jf  ei  ©c^ritte  Ms  junt  ®rabe  ^injuge|)en. 
ffiin  ^err  ber  2Belt,  unb  bein  ein  ja^ttoe  ^eer !  —    5 
Unb  t(^  ein  tranf er  'iWann,  ein  ^au  in  ©i^crkn  — 
gtein !  biefe  Jpanb  bric^t  f cine  kronen  me^r ; 
ia^,  ^onig,  laf  mic^  in  ber  grei^eit  fterben! 

3e^n  3a^re  ^at  in  biefer  ^erfergruft 
5l?cin  Jperj  fo  treu  bem  3;obe  jugefd^Iagen;  lo 

3ebn  Sabre!  je^t,  o  je^t  nur  fo»ieI  Juft, 
@en  ^immet  eine  ®eele  binjutragen ! 
Sin  n?enig  2uft !  ei,  faflt  bir  bag  fo  f(^tt)er  ? 
SBiQll  bu  f^on  n?ieber  neue  @i)(bner  n^erben  ? 
®ieb,  biefe  §anb  brid^t  feine  itrcnen  mebr;  15 

£af,  ^onig,  \(i^  mi^  in  ber  i^reitieit  flerben! 

3e^n  Sa^re  ^aben  meinen  5}?ut  gefnirft 
Unb  meineg  Sebeng  Sliite  mir  genommen, 
5)?an  bat  bag  8ieb  mir  in  ber  2?ruft  erfiicft, 
Der  Ie|te  ?^unfen  ifi  fc{)on  Idngft  serglommen.       20 
Unb  nocf)  nid^t?  Spric^,  wagrt'eiter  bein  5Bege^r? 
^ann  meine  SBange  ftc^  noc^  btdffer  fdrben? 
®ieb,  biefe  ^anb  bri^t  feine  kronen  me:^r; 
i.a%  ^onig,  la^  mic^  in  ber  greiljeit  fterben. 

Urn  feinen  ®ott  fic^  bop'pdt  fc^meritic^  mii^enb,     25 
2Bar  er  i^m,  felbjterrungen,  boppelt  teuer, 
Dem  @n?igen  mar  feine  (Seele  treuer, 
^ein  ©laube  je  fo  ungef(^n?dc^t  unb  blit^enb. 

5Rit  aCen  ^^ulfen  fitr  bie  ^JJenfc^^eit  gtii|)enb, 
(Sa^  immer  mit  ber  Jpoffnung  er  am  ©teuer,  3a 

SBenn  er  auc^  jiirnte,  feineg  3''rneg  {Jeuer 
giur  gegen  <©fla»en  unb  3:j)rannen  fprii^enb. 


Das  £icb  pom  f?affc.  243 

®in  ©(fengeitl  in  einem  5!)?enf^enletbe, 
35cn  ber  9tatur  lltar  cm  reiner  gunfcn, 
Unt  brum  fiir  CSngknbg  ^Jc^e^finn  bte  @(^ct5e ; 

(gin  Jperj,  com  fiifen  !l)uft  beg  ^imnteB  trunlen, 
5     33crpuc^t  t>om  SSater  unb  geliebt  oom  2Deibe, 
3ule|t  ein  (Stern  im  n?ilben  !9?eer  uerfunfen. 

SaS  Steb  bom  §affe. 

2BoMauf,  l»o|Iauf,  iiber  23erg  unb  glup 
t)em  Worgenrot  cntgegcn, 
X)em  treuen  2Bcib  ben  le^ten  ^up, 
lo  Unb  bann  jum  treuen  Tegen! 

Sig  unfre  ^anb  in  Slfc^e  jliebt, 
(SoQ  fte  t)cm  3^tt?crt  ni(^t  laffen; 
SBir  bkiben  kng  gcnug  geliebt, 
Unb  hJoCctt  enblic^  ^affen ! 

15  X)ie  Siebe  tann  un«  belfen  nic^t, 

Die  gtebe  nid)t  erretten; 

^aW  bu,  c  §a§,  bein  jiingft  ®eric^t, 

Sri(^  bu,  0  ^ap,  bie  ^etten ! 

Unb  ttjo  eg  no^  S^prannen  giebt, 
20  T)ie  tapt  ung  !erf  erfa|Jen ; 

SBir  babcn  iang  gcnug  geliebt, 

Unb  TOoflen  enblid^  bflffcn ! 

3Ber  no^  ein  ^cr;^  beftlt,  bent  fott'6 

3m  ^aiJe  nur  i't(^  riibren; 
25  2lttiiberatt  ift  biirreg  ^olj, 

Um  unfre  ®(ut  ju  fc^iiren. 

Die  i^r  ber  greibeit  ncd)  serbliebt, 

®ingt  bur(^  bie  bcutfc^en  (Straffen: 

„3br  b«bet  lang  genug  geliebt, 
30  D  lernct  enblic^  ^affen  I'' 


244  (Srun. 

3?e!dm)3fet  fte  p^n'  Untcrlaf, 
Die  Stijrannei  auf  Srten, 
Unb  ^eilifler  mxh  unfer  ^af, 
Stig  unfre  ?iebc,  tt?erben. 

Sie  unfre  §an^  in  3lf(^e  j^iebt,  5 

®oQ  fie  »om  Sci)n>crt  ni^t  laffen; 
®ir  ^aben  kn^  gcnug  gelicbt, 
Unb  rootten  cnbU^  ^affen ! 

6run. 

„5Bann  werbet  i^r,  ^octen, 
Vti  Tic^teng  einmal  mitb  ?  lo 

2Bann  irirb  einft  au^gefungen 
"Dae  atte,  en^'ge  2ieb? 

„3jt  nict)t  fd)on  tangil  jur  9leige 
Degiiber fluffed  Jporn? 

©epprft  nic^t  jebe  Slunte,  15 

(£rf({)Opft  ni(^t  jeber  5Born?" 

®o  lang  bcr  ®cnneni»agen 
3m  Sljurgteig  no^  jie|t 
Unb  nur  ein  5)?enf(^enanrtt^ 
3u  i^m  empor  nodt)  fte^t;  20 

(So  lang  bcr  ^immel  ®turmc 
Unb  Donnerfeile  ^egt 
Unb  bang  »or  ibrem  ®rimme 
@in  ^erj  noc^  jttternb  fc^Idgt; 

@o  lang  na&i  Ungewittern  as 

gin  fRegenbogen  fpriibt, 
(Jin  2?ufen  noc^  bent  f^rieben 
Unb  ber  aSerfiJ^nung  glii^tj 


t»er  Ic^te  Dtdptcr.  245 

®o  tang  t)ie  «Ra(^t  ben  tt^cr 
«Wit  ©ternettfaat  befdt 
Unb  noc^  ein  ?Otenfd)  Me  3usc 
"Der  gotbnen  ©c^rift  uerjle^t; 

®o  lang  ber  «Konb  no^  Ieu(^tet, 
gin  ^erj  nod)  fe^nt  unb  fii^U; 
(©0  tang  ber  2Batb  no(^  raufd>et 
Unb  einen  '^uim  lii^tt; 

®o  tang  no^  Scnje  griinen 
Unb  Stofentauben  btii^n, 
®o  tang  no^  SBangen  tdc^etn 
Unb  5lugen  greube  frrii^n; 

®o  tang  noc^  ®rdber  trauern 
sjJiit  ben  ©s^preffen  bran, 
®o  tang  ein  3tug'  noc^  weinen, 
(£in  J&erj  noc^  brcc^en  fann; 

(©0  tange  waEt  auf  ®rben 
Die  ©ottin  ^oefic, 
Unb  mit  i^r  wanbett  iubetnb 
aBem  fte  bie  ffiei^e  tie^. 

Unb  fingenb  einfi  unb  iubetnb 
TMX^i  atte  Srben^aue 
3ie^t  aU  ber  te^te  X)i(^ter 
Der  te^te  5!Kenfc^  ^inau?. 

gioc^  Htt  ber  Jperr  bie  ©c^ij^fung 
3n  feiner  Jpanb  fortan 
Sie  eine  frifc^e  Stume 
Unb  btidt  fie  td^etnb  an. 

aBenn  biefe  gfliefenbtumc 
Dereinjieng  abgebtii^t 
'°  Unb  (£rben,  <Sonnenbdtte 

%U  ^Btiitenitaub  oerf^^rii^t ; 


15 


20 


25 


346  (Srutt. 

@r|l  bann  fra^t,  jvenn  ju  fragen 
Die  Sufi  end)  nc(^  md)t  mieb, 
Dh  enblic^  au^gefungen 
Daedte  ehJ'ge  £ieb? 

ISeitTugunQ  ttts  WlttveB. 

Unerme^Ii^  unb  unenbli^,  5 

Oldnjenb,  ru^ig,  a^nungefc^Jver, 
Siegft  bu  »or  mix  auegebreitet, 
Slltee,  ^eil'ge^,  etv'gee  5D?eer ! 

®ofl  tc^  bic§  mit  Sl^rancn  griipen, 
SBie  bie  SBe^mut  fie  t>ergiet't,  lo 

SBenn  fie  trauernb  auf  bem  griebl^of 
9J?and)  ein  teuree  @rab  begriipt? 

Denn  ein  grower,  fliCer  ^^rieb^of, 
Sine  meite  ©ruft  bi)l  bu, 

SiJian^eg  Seben,  mand)e  Jpofnung  jj 

Dedfl  bu  fait  unb  fii^oe  ju; 

^einen  ©rabflein  tva^rft  bu  i:^nen, 
giid)t  ein  ^reujlein,  f(^li(^t  unb  f^mal, 
5iur  am  ©tranbe  manbeit  meinenb 
!)Wan^  ein  lebenb  Slrauermal. —  20 

®oC  i(^  bic^  mit  Subel  grii^en, 
Subel,  tt)ie  i^n  i^reube  joflt, 
SBenn  ein  roeiter,  reii^er  ®arten 
S^rem  ^licf  ft(^  aufgerollt  ? 


Denn  ein  uncrmeffner  ®arten 
Sine  reic^e  glur  bifi  bu, 
@btc  ^eime  becft  unb  Sc^d^e 
Dein  fr^ftallner  23ufen  ju. 


as 


EMANUEL  GEIBEL. 
{In  1843.    Draivii  by  Otto  Speckter.) 


J)cr  fjtbalgo.  347 

2Bie  beg  ©attend  iipi^'ge  SHJiefen 
Sfl  betn  9)(an  auc6  glatt  unb  griin, 
|)crlen  unb  ^oraflen^aine 
<5inb  bic  Slunten,  bie  bir  blii^n. 

5  2Bie  tm  ©arten  ftitte  SBanbter 

3ie^n  bie  Sc^tffe  bur*^  Da«  5)?eer, 
®(^d§e  forbernb,  (Sd)d§e  bringenb, 
©rii^enb,  ^offenb,  f)in  unb  t)er.  — 

SoCen  5l{)rdnen,  foil  mein  Subet 
iQ  T>\di^  begriit'cn,  Dcean  ? 

gtic^t'ger  S'i^e\]c\,  eitle  5r<i9C/ 
Va.  i(^  bD(^  nic^t  tt?df)(en  fann! 

Da  boc^  and)  ber  t)oc^)le  Subet 
5!Jiir  oom  Slug'  ali  a:^rdne  rottt, 
J-  (So  tt)ie  Slbenbfc^ein  unb  ^rii^rot 

®tetg  nur  Sau  ben  Sdumen  jollt. 

3u  bent  Jperrn  empor  mit  3;^rdnen 
SBar  mein  Slug'  im  Dom  gewanbt; 
Unb  mit  2;^rdnen  grii^t'  \6^  wieber 
20  Siingft  mein  fc^once  35aterlanb; 

SBeinenb  ijffhet'  i^  bie  Slrme, 
2tl8  ic^  ber  ©etiebten  nab ; 
SBeinenb  fniet'  id)  auf  ben  ^o^en, 
aBo  i^  bi(^  juerji  crfa^. 

eeibel. 

Set  ^ibalgo. 

25  ®«  t(i  fo  fiif,  ju  fc^erjen 

SJiit  2iebern  unb  mit  ^erjen 
Unb  mit  bem  ern|lcn  ©treit. 
(Jrgtdnjt  beg  ?!J?onbce  Sc^immer, 


248  (Seibcl. 

Da  tretbt'8  mid^  fort  »om  Simmer 
Durd^  9)(a^  unb  ©affen  weit; 
Da  Mn  jur  £ieb'  i(|  immer 
9Bie  jum  ®efec^t  bereit. 

Die  (©(gotten  »on  ©esitta  5 

!Wit  gdc^er  unb  ^WantiCa 
58Ii(!en  ben  Strom  enttang ; 
®ie  laufc^en  mit  ©efaflen, 
2Benn  meine  2ieber  fc^aCen 
3um  «Kanbolinen!Iang,  10 

Unb  bun!le  9iofen  fatten 
?Wir  »om  Satton  jum  Danf. 

3c^  trage,  njenn  id)  finge, 
Die  S^t^ix  unb  bie  ^linge 
Son  totebanif^em  ©ta^I.  15 

Sc^  fing'  an  mani^em  ®itter, 
Unb  ^o^ne  man(^en  SRitter 
3)?it  ferfem  2ieb  jumat. 
Der  Dame  gitt  bie  3it^er, 
Die  ^tinge  bem  Stitjal.  20 

3luf  benn  jum  Slbenteuer ! 
®c^on  tof^  ber  ®onne  ^^euer 
Winter  ben  Sergen  aui; 
Der  5Jionbna(^t  Ddmmerfiunben, 
®ie  bringen  Siebe^funben,  25 

®ie  bringen  btut'gen  ®trouf ; 
Unb  33Iumen  ober  SBunben 
a:rag'  morgen  x6)  m^  ^aui. 

®er  StjieunertuJc  im  ^lovtttn. 

%exn  im  ®iib  bae  fc^iJne  ©panien, 
®panien  x^  mein  Jpeimatlanb,  „ 

SBo  bie  fd)atttgen  ^a)lanien 
3*iaufc^en  an  beg  dbxo  ©tranb, 


Dcr  gtgcuncrbube  tm  Horbctt.  249 

2Bo  bte  !Wanbe(n  rotlic^  blu^en, 
9Bo  bte  beipe  2;raube  n?inft, 
Unb  bie  9?ofen  fc^oner  glii^en 
Unb  tai  tDionblic^t  golDner  blinft, 

5  Unb  nun  n?anbr'  id)  mit  ber  iautt 

a;raurig  ^ier  oon  ^aue  511  ^aud, 
X)0(^  fein  betted  Sluge  fc^aute 
Sreunblic^  no(^  nac^  mir  ^erau6. 
@pdrlt(^  retc^t  man  mir  bie  ©aben, 
10  ?Wiirrifcf)  fjeipet  man  mic^  ge^n; 

2((^,  ben  armen  braunen  ^naben 
SBitl  fein  ®injiger  uerjie^n. 

Dtefer  9IebeI  briirft  mid)  nieber, 

Der  bie  (Sonne  mir  entfernt, 
15  Unb  bie  alten  lu|Vgen  Sieber 

Jpab'  ic^  atte  fajt  eerlernt. 

Smmer  in  bie  9iJ?eIobiecn 

©cftlei^t  ber  (Sine  ^(ang  ftc^  ein: 

3n  bie  Jpeimat  mod)t'  i^  jief)en, 
20  3n  bae  2anb  »oII  ©onnenfc^ein ! 

Slle  betm  le^ten  ©rntefejle 
^an  ben  gropen  SReigen  |ielt, 
^ab'  id)  jiingft  bass  aflerbefte 
9}?einer  Sieber  aufgefpielt. 
25  Do^  n?ie  ftc^  bie  ^Jaare  fc^njangen 

3n  ber  Stbenbfonne  ®oIb, 
®inb  auf  meine  bunfeln  SBangen 
Jpeife  S^rdnen  ^ingerollt. 

Slc^,  ii^  bac^te  bei  bem  a;anjc 
30  3(n  bee  i^atcrlanbee  gu)^, 

S3o  im  tuft'gcn  5)?cnbeng(anje 
greier  atmet  iebe  Sruft, 


250  (Seibel. 

2Bo  ftd^  bet  bcr  Bitter  3:6ncn 
Seber  ^^u^  befliigelt  fc^Jvingt, 
Unt>  ber  ^nabe  mit  ber  Sc^iJnen 
©tii^enb  ben  ^Janbango  fc^lingt. 

9tem!    De^  Jperjen^  fef)nenb  (Sc^Iagen  5 

Sanger  ^alf  icl)'e  ni(^t  juriict; 
SBitt  ia  jeber  i^uft  entfagen, 
Saet  mir  nur  ber  Jpeimat  ®IM  I 
gort  jum  ®uben !    ^ort  nac^  (gpanten 
3n  bae  8anb  tjofl  ©onnenfi^ein !  jg 

Unter'm  (Sc^atten  ber  ^afianien 
!IDiut  ic^  einft  begraben  fein. 


3(^  bin  bie  SRofe  auf  ber  ^u, 
Die  ftiC  in  l^iiften  leu^tet; 
Do^  bu,  0  Siebe,  bijl  ber  Zm,  15 

■Der  nd^renb  fte  befeuc^tet. 

3c^  bin  ber  bunfle  ©beljlein, 
Slue  tiefem  @c^a(^t  geroii^let; 
!I)u  aber  bi|l  ber  ©onnenfc^ein, 
Darin  er  garben  fpielet.  ^o 

3(^  bin  ber  33c(^er  son  ^rijflafl, 
5lue  bent  ber  ^iJnig  trinfet; 
Du  bijl  bee  SBeinee  filler  Seawall, 
Der  purpurn  t^n  burc^blinfet. 

3^  bin  bie  triibe  2Bo(fentt)anb,  25 

Sim  ^immel  aufgejogen; 
Dod)  bu  bijt  flar  auf  mid>  gefpannt 
SII0  bunter  Stegenbogen. 


Sictift  bu  i>as  IHecr— Pidjtcrlcbcn.         251 

3c^  bin  ber  SJicmnon  jtuntm  unb  tot 
aSon  SBiiftcnnac^t  beberfet; 
Du  ^aft  ben  ^kng  at^  '3JJorgenrot 
3n  meiner  23ruft  emedet. 

5  3c^  bin  ber  5Jfcnfc^,  ber  oielberoegt 

Durd)irrt  bae  3;bal  ber  SJidngei; 
1)u  aber  bift'e,  bie  |lavf  mi^  tragt, 
®in  lii^ter  (iJctteeengei. 

<Sie^{t  Du  bad  IDleer. 

©ie^jl  bu  bag  ?!)?eer?    @g  glcinjt  auf  feiner  tJ^ut 
lo  Der  Sonne  ^^rad^t; 

X)od)  in  ber  Jiefc,  m  bie  9)crle  ru^t, 
3ft  finftre  gjac^t. 

1)ag  «Weer  bin  ic^.    3n  fioljcn  2Bogen  rottt 
5!)?ein  ujilber  ®inn, 
1 5     Unb  meine  Siebcr  jie^n  tok  ©onnengolb 
I)ariiber  ^in. 

*t2ie  flimmern  oft  »on  jauber^after  2ujl, 

3Bon  Sieb'  unb  ©c^erj; 
Doc^  fd)n)eigcnb  blutet  in  »erborgner  33rujl 
2o  5!J?eiu  bunflcg  ^erj. 

^ic^tcrleben. 

SBen  einft  bie  !9Jufe  mit  bem  53Iid  ber  SBei^e 
«Wilb  angeld(^elt,  ba  er  tt>arb  geboren, 
Der  ift  unb  bleibt  jum  IDic^ter  aueertoren, 
Db  and}  crft  fpdt  ter  ^ern  pr  ^ruc^t  gebei^e. 

25        X)e«  Sebeng  ^fabe  jeigt  in  bunter  Stei^e 
S^r  i^m  umfonft;  er  tt>anbc(t  n)ie  oerloren, 
di  !Ungt  ein  ferner  itlang  in  feinen  D^ren, 
®r  fmnt  unb  ftnnt,  bap  er  ©eftalt  iljm  tei^c. 


362  (SeiBel. 

T)er  ?enj  erfc^eint  mit  fcinen  2?(utenjn?ctgen: 
(£r  fu^U  fo  feltfam  [i(^  »om  ^au^  buri^brungen ; 
"Die  Slebe  fommt:  er  n>eif  ni^t  me^r  ju  f^tveigen. 

Unb  tvte  ein  Ciuefl,  ber  lang  ani  ?i(!^t  gcrungen, 
Sridit'^  nun  t)er»or  gettjaltig,  tonrei^,  eigen,  5 

Unb  fte^,  er  ^at  fein  erfice  Sieb  gefungen. 

Xannpufer. 

aBie  njirb  bie  ^a^it  fo  liijlern ! 
aBie  btii^t  fo  reic^  ber  Bdb ! 
3n  afien  aBipfetn  fliij^ern 

asiel  ®timmen  mannigfalt.  lo 

Die  33dd)lein  btinfen  unb  raufc^en, 
Die  Slumen  buftcn  unb  glii^n, 
Die  ?Karmorbi(ber  kufd^en 
.§er»or  mi  bunflem  @riin. 

Die  «Rad)tigaC  ruft:  Burucf!  jurM!        15 
Der  ^nab'  fc^icft  nur  voxaui  ben  Slid; 
®ein  ^erj  x)\  tt)ilb,  fein  ©inn  getriibt,      * 
aBergejfen  aUa,  tvai  er  liebt. 

@r  fommt  jum  ®c^top  im  ®arten, 
Die  genjter  ftnb  »ott  ®Ianj,  20 

Sim  a;^or  bie  ^agen  n?arten 
Unb  broben  flingt  ber  SEanj. 
®r  fc^reitet  ^inauf  bie  a:rep^en, 
@r  tritt  t)inein  in  ben  ®aat, 
Da  raufc^en  bie  ©ammetfd^Iepjjen,  ^j 

Da  blinft  ber  ©olbpofal. 

Die  ^tad^tigafl  ruft;  Burucf-'  suriicf ! 
Der  ^nab'  fc^idt  nur  »oraue  ben  Slid; 
©ein  Jpcrj  tft  njilb,  fein  ®inn  getriibt, 
ajergeffen  aCeg,  roai  er  Uebt.  y, 


(Eannl^aufcr.  253 

Die  ft^onftc  »Dn  ^en  ifrauen 
9?ctc^t  tijm  ten  2?e(^er  ^in, 
3^m  rinnt  ein  fiipce  ©rauen 
©eltfam  burcfc  Jpcr?  unt  iSinn. 
5         ®r  leert  i(jn  bte  ^um  ©runte, 
Xa  fprlc^t  am  J^cr  tcr  Sw'frSJ 
Der  Unfre  bift  ^ur  Stunte, 
Die^  ift  ter  25enu6berg. 

Die  9tad^tigafl  ruft  nur  ncc^  sen  fern, 
lo  Den  ^naben  treibt  fein  bpfcr  ©tern; 

(Setn  Jper5  ift  n?ilb,  fein  Sinn  getriibt, 
aScrgeffen  aQee,  »a6  er  liebt. 

Unb  cnbU(^  fort  t)om  Sleigen 

fjii^rt  i^n  ba«  fc^ijne  2Beib ; 
15         3^r  Stage  blicft  fo  eigen, 

aSerlorfenb  glii^t  i^r  8eib. 

gem  »on  bee  gefl*  @ett>immcl 

Da  blii^en  bie  !^auben  fo  btd^t 

3n  2Bot!en  birgt  am  Jpimmel 
20        Der  5Ronb  fein  Stngeftc^t. 

Der  ^iac^tigafl  gtuf  ijl  lang  eer^attt, 
Den  ^naben  treibt  ber  ?uft  @en?alt; 
®ein  §erj  ift  n?ilb,  fein  (Sinn  getritbt, 
aSergcffen  attee,  tt>ag  er  Hebt. 

25  Unb  ali  ei  h?ieber  tagct, 

Da  liegt  er  ganj  aflein ; 

3m  SBalbe  um  i^n  raget 

35ern)ilberte«  (SJeftein. 

^ii^t  ge^t  bie  Suft  son  ^iorben 
JO         Unb  ftreut  bag  ?aub  um^cr ; 

(Er  felbjl  ift  grau  gcworben, 

Unb  bang  fein  ^erj  unb  leer. 


354  (Setbel. 

@r  ft^t  unb  ftarret  »or  ftc^  ^m, 
Unb  fcbitttelt  bae  §aupt  in  irrem  (ginn. 
X)ie  91ad)tiga(I  ruft:  3u  fpdt!  ju  fpdt! 
Der  aSinb  bie  ©timmc  »on  bannen  we^t. 

@iner  iunnen  ^reunbin. 

T)a8  9[)?eer  ift  oben  gtatt  unb  fpiegeleben,  5 

Dod^  bunte  ©drten  trdgt'^  auf  feinem  ©runbc; 
®olbn?dIber,  9)urpurftauben  [tc^n  tm  ®unbe, 
Darinnen  9)erlen  fiatt  beg  Saueg  beben. 

Dag  ift  ein  ^eimli^  ©lii^n,  ein  farbig  Seben, 
Do^  fetten  tt>irb  bem  Sc^iffenbcn  bie  ^unbe;  10 

@in  ©onntaggfinb  nur  ftebt  in  gutcr  Stunbe 
Die  SSipfel  bdmmernb  aui  ber  2;iefe  jtreben. 

<So  blii^t  au(^  bir  ein  ©arten  im  ©cmiite ; 
2tUein  bie  2BcIt,  getduf(^t  »pn  bcinen  (£(!^erjcn, 
3jl  blinb  fiir  feine  jrunberfame  33Iiite.  ,5 

Dcr  Dieter  nur,  yertraut  mit  2u)t  unb  Sc^mcrjen, 
?ag  tt)ag  im  Dunfcl  bcineg  5Iugcg  gliit)te 
Unb  a^nt  bie  3kiwl'ertt'flt  in  beinem  ^erjen. 

SBenn  ft<^  itod  ^erjen  f^eiben. 


30 


2Benn  fti^  jn>ci  ■§erjen  fc^eiben,    . 
Die  ftc^  bereinjl  geliebt, 
Da6  ifl  ein  gro^eg  ?eiben, 
SBie'g  gropreg  nimmer  giebt. 
(£e  tlingt  bag  SBort  \o  traurig  gar: 
ga^rttjo^l,  fabrroo^l  auf  immcrbar ! 
aBenn  fti^  jtt'ei  ^erjen  fc^eiben,  35 

Die  ftc^  bereinfl  geliebt. 


J^iit^rct  nid?t  baran.  25.") 

2tl?  id)  jucrft  empfunben, 
Daf  Siebe  brec^en  mag, 
SWir  n)ar'«,  al^  fci  »erf^n?unben 
•Die  ®onn'  am  tjetlcn  Xa(^. 
5  SUtir  flang'g  im  Dbvc  Jvunberbar: 

fja^rifo^l,  fabrmobt  auf  immerba*, 
Da  id^  juerft  empfunben, 
■Daf  Siebe  bredjen  mag. 

?0?ein  grii^Iing  ging  jur  9lu|tc, 
10  3c^  t»eip  e^  t»obt  t»arum; 

Die  Sippe,  bie  mic^  fii^te, 

Sjl  trorbcn  fii^I  unb  |lumm. 

Dae  (Sine  Sort  nur  fprad)  fte  fkrj 

ga^riro^I,  fa^rtt>o{)I  auf  immerbar! 
15  Wdn  %xui)lmQ  ging  jur  fftu^tt, 

3c^  toeip  ei  mt)l  h?arum. 

Slit^ret  ni^t  baran. 

2Bd  ftitl  ein  Jperj  oofl  Siebe  gtii^t, 
D  rii^ret,  rii^ret  nic^t  baran ! 
Den  ©ottegfunfen  lof^t  nic^t  aue! 
2o  gurtca^r,  ee  ift  ni(^t  tt)o^lget^an. 

2Benn'«  trgenb  auf  bcm  ©rbcnrunb 
©in  unentnjeif)te6  9)(d^^en  gicbt, 
®o  ift'6  ein  junge6  5?Untf^enberj, 
Da«  fromm  ^um  crftcnmate  liebt. 

25  D  gonnet  i^m  ben  ?5i^ii^ting*trauttt, 

3n  bem'e  tjofl  ref 'ger  ^i3liiten  jte^t ! 
3^r  n?i^t  nic^t,  mid)  ein  ^^arabie« 
5Hit  bicfem  3;raum  serloren  ge^t. 

@e  brac^  fc^on  manc^  ein  ilarfe^  Jperj, 
30  Da  man  fein  iiieben  i^m  entrip, 


25«  (Sctbcl. 

Unb  man(^e«  bultcnb  ivanbtc  ftc^, 
Unb  juarb  »oU  Jpafj  uni*  ginfterm^; 

Unb  manc^eg,  bae  fici^  bluteni*  fc^Iof, 
(©^rie  taut  nac^  Suft  in  fciner  9iot, 
Unb  roarf  fi(^  in  ben  ®taub  ber  SBett;  5 

Der  fc^one  @ott  in  i^m  n>ar  tot. 

t)ann  weint  i^r  n^cbl  unb  flagt  euc^  an; 
Bcc^  feine  Sl^rdne  ^eiper  9leu' 
5[)?ad^t  einc  n?elfe  9iofe  blii^n, 
©rroccft  ein  tote«  ^erj  auf«  neu\  xo 

9ieuc  8te6e. 

Jpinaue  ine  SBeite 
griibling  fommt  balb. 
X)ur(^  @^necgebrettc 
3uitt  gtc^tenwalb ! 

3[n  ftiirjenben  Sd^en  15 

©^roinbelnbe  2^a^n, 
Durc^  faufenbc  SBipfel 
3um  gelg,  jum  ^ipfct 
^inauf,  ^inan  I 

©auge  burftiger  SBinb  nur,  fauge  20 

90?ir  bie  ftiirjenbe  Zt^tant  »om  9lugc, 


Seg'an  bie  brennenbe  ©time  bi(^  an 


as 


9{c^,  nac^  bcm  Srauern, 
■Dcm  buntpfen  (gc^merj, 
SBic  loft  bte«  ©c^aucrn 
@elig  mein  Jperj ! 
C)  rafttog  rrdngcn, 
SBtflft  bu  geroaltfam 
Die  2?ruft  jerfprcngen? 
3c^  fenn'  bic^  —  ^ 


(Snomc.  257 

Sfebe,  Stcbc,  bu  fommjl  unauf^altfam 
<Ro^  einmal,  ^errlic^e,  iiber  mi^ ! 

@nome. 

aSfele*  eriernefi  bu  m^\,  bo(|  nimmer  erlemft  bu  ba« 
®rope, 
Unb  bae  ©etvaltige  giebt  einjig  bcr  ®tra^I  bcr  Oeburt. 
5  SBem  an  bie  SBiegc  ber  ®ott  nid^t  trat  mtt  fegnenbcr 

g^ad)  ber  ^rone  be6  ©lude  jirecft  er  oergebene  bie 
^anb. 
SKdnnlic^e  Siugenb  crringfl  bu  btr  felbfl,  unenbUc^ef 
2Biffen 
^aufi^  bu  mit  (£c^tt?ei^,  e«  get)crc^t  beiner  Semit^ung 
bcr  Stcff; 
Slbcr  bie  Sliitc  beg  <Seing  —  nenn'g  (S^on^eit,  ®eniu«, 
Siebe, 
n;     gienn'  ei  Scgnabung  —  umfonjl  tt>xt  ber  ambrofifc^e 
Zan, 
Hnerbeten  fdUt  eg  ^crab  auf  bie  (Stirn  beg  grirdblten, 
Da^  ftc  in  fetiger  Sc^am  unter  bem  Sorbeer  ergW^t. 


Scbettel. 

2llt  Jpeibetberg,  bu  feine, 
<Du  ®tabt  an  Sbrcn  reid^, 
15  3lm  9?ecfar  unb  am  9ibcine 

^ein'  anbrc  fommt  bir  gleic^. 

(®tabt  fro^Ut^er  ©efetten, 
2ln  SBeig^cit  (corner  unb  2Bein, 
^kr  jicfjn  beg  Strcmcg  9Bcflen, 
20  33Iaudugtcin  bli^cn  brein. 


258  Sdjeffcl. 


Unb  fommt  aue  linbem  (Subctt 
Vn  gritbling  iiberg  ii'anb, 
®o  luebt  cr  bir  aue  ^liiten 
@in  f(^immcrnb  iBrautgewanb* 

2(u(^  mir  ftebjt  bu  gcf^ricfcen  S 

2tn6  ^crj  glcic^  etner  Sraut, 
@8  fUngt  une  jungeg  ?ieBctt 
I)ein  9tame  mir  fo  traut. 

Unb  jlec^en  mic^  bie  Dornen, 
Unb  n?irb  mir'e  brau^  ju  fa^I,  i© 

®eb'  ic^  bem  Stop  bie  ®pornett 
Unb  reit'  ine  ^Udaxtt^aL 


T)ai  tjl  im  ?eben  i^a^lid)  eingeric^tet, 
Dai  bei  ben  tHoftn  gieic^  bie  Dornen  |lcbn, 
Unb  wm  H!!>  arme  ^crj  auc^  fcbnt  unb  bic^tet, 
3um  ©c^luffe  fommt  bae  23oncinanbcrgc^n. 
5n  beinen  2lugen  bab'  ic^  ein)l  gelefcn, 
@8  bli|te  brin  ton  2ieb  unb  ®Iiid  ein  Scbein: 
2?e^iiet  bic^  ®ott!  ti  mx'  ju  fc^on  gett>cfen, 
SBe^iiet  bic^  ®ott,  ee  bat  nid^t  fotten  fein !  — 


Seib,  9letb  unb  ^a§,  auc^  tc^  ^ab'  ftc  cmpfunbcn, 
(Sin  |lurmge^)riifter  miiber  Sanber^mann. 
3(|  trdumt'  »on  ^^rieben  bann  unb  ftiCen  ®tunben, 
Da  fii^rte  mi(t|  ber  SBeg  gu  bir  ^inan. 
3n  beinen  Slrmen  wottt'  i(^  ganj  genefcn, 
Bum  Danfe  bir  mein  jungcg  ?eben  n^ei^n: 

Se^iiet  bic!^  ®ott !  a  wax''  ju  fc^on  genjefen, 
aje^iiet  bic^  ®ott,  ti  ^at  nii^t  foflen  fein!— • 


\y '5 


25 


n?iffcn  uitb  rPetsl^ctt.  3.1) 

Xk  molhn  f[icl}n,  ber  SBinb  fauft  burc^  bic  2?tdtf^, 
Sin  5iegenf(f>auer  jie^t  burc^  ®alb  unb  %t\t, 
3um  Slbfc^iebnc^men  juil  baj<  recite  SBettcr, 
®rau  i»ie  ber  Jpimmel  j^e^t  sor  mir  bie  SBett. 
5  Xo(^  ttjenb'  e6  fic^  jum  ©uten  cber  Sofen, 
Du  f^knfe  5)?aib,  in  STreucn  ben!'  tc^  bein . 
Se^iiet  bi^  ®ott !  ee  war'  ju  fc^on  gettjcfcn, 
33e^ue^  bi^  ©ott,  e^  f)at  nid&t  foflen  fein ! 

3Bot)enstet)t. 

Saemin  unb  i^Ueber  buften  burc^  bie  9lac^t,    • 
10     'iSein  giift^en  regt  bag  2aub  an  5?uf(^  unb  2?aum; 
Die  Sterne  fdin?immen  in  bemantncr  ^xa<ijt 
Sluf  llifler  i^Iut;  bie  5BeU  liej^t  me  im  3:raum: 
9?ur  aug  ber  'Tiacfttigafl  gen^eit^ter  ^'e^le 
Jpauc^t  bie  9tatur  ben  SBo^ttaut  i^rer  ®eele. 

15         2Ber  bcnft  ber  Stiirme  nun,  bie  au^getobt, 
S33er  aud)  ber  ®tiirme,  bie  un«  no^  bebrdun? 
'Lai  tapfre  iperj,  in  manc^em  (Sturm  erprobt, 
5D?ag  boppelt  ftc^  ber  t)eiligen  3?u^e  freun. 
2Bem  fc((!^e  9ta(*t  nii^t  fRuhe  bringt  unb  i^rieben, 

2o     tim  blii^t  fein  ®IM  unb  (gegen  me^r  ^ienieben. 

SBiffen  unb  SSeig^ett. 

SBitl|l  bu  h)i|Ten,  ^^reunb,  tt?arum 
Suc^erh)ei6^eit  oft  ma^t  bumm? 

SSeit  t)cn  ®ei«(l)eit  unb  tten  SBiffen 
Sdngft  ber  f^one  3?unb  jerriffen, 

25  Unb  im  Sc^lafrorf  ^interm  Dfen 

2Ba(^fen  feine  ^pi)iIofc|j^en. 


» 


260  £7CYse. 

2Ber  Me  2BeU  wxU  rec^t  m^t^n, 
5!)?u^  it)r  fkr  ing  Stuge  fe^n. 

3Bcr  t»cr  SBeiefeeit  Mh  unb  ©ecle 
9ii(^t  scrmd^U,  gtei^t  bent  ^antecte, 

Dae  t)on  einem  Sanb  jum  anbern 
®(^d^c  trdgt  auf  obem  2Banbern, 

Dod^  [t(^  fclbcr  ni(|t  fann  fd)mucfeu 
?D?tt  bem  @ut  auf  ^o^em  Stiicfen. 

Ibe^se. 

@eit  tin  nun  ft^toeigfi. 

<Seit  bu  mm  f(I)tt)eigjl,  ftnb  mir  bie  Dinge  flumm. 
5)tit  feelenlcfen  Slugen  fc^n  mic^  an 
Die  licbftcn  5)?enf^en.    Scbee  ^eiligtum 
ginb'  id)  Derft^IciJen,  pc^'  i(^  je  baran. 

®ab  beine  @timme  bo(^  bie  ?i)?eIobie 
3u  nteineg  Sebene  Sieb.    Du  n^arfi  bag  5!J?a^, 
Dae  3Cert  unb  Unn^ert  meiner  fficU  oerlie^ ; 
3n  bir  genof  i^  ex%  tcai  i^  befa^. 

9?un  bu  mir  fe^tft,  bin  ic^  mir  fetbft  cntriirft, 
5!)?iplang  mein  Denfen,  mcin  ^mjjftnben  ©treit. 
Dae  ©c^one  fpidt  mit  mir,  bae  SBa^rc  brucft 
Diee  ^erj  jufammen,  bae  ee  fon|l  befreit. 

Dee  Sebene  ^rcnc  ftel  aue  meinem  ^aar, 
Sebn?ebe  ^crrf^gemalt  i|t  mir  cntrungen, 
Itnb  felbft  bae  Sieb,  bae  noc^  mcin  cigcn  roar, 
^at  mir  ber  @d)merj  tijrannifc^  abgejroungcn. 


15 


20 


StiUer  ^iugenblicf.  261 


fteller. 

^JKe^enbee  Sa^r,  in  buftigen  (gd^Ietem 
©trcifenb  an  abenbrotlt^en  aBeiern 
SBaflejt  bu  beine  Sa:^n; 
(Sie^)!  mid)  am  fii^Ien  UCalbfee  jie^cn, 
5  SBo  an  ^er^jitic^en  Ufer^o^en 

3ie^t  enrtang  ein  flummer  ®(^h)an. 

©titt  unb  einfam  ((^tringt  er  bie  ^lix^d, 
a:auc^et  in  ben  aCafferfpiegel, 
^ibt  ben  Jpale  em^3or  unb  laufc^t; 
lo        Zau6)t  jum  anbern  !B?aIe  nieber, 
0lic^tet  fic^  auf  unb  laufc^et  wieber, 
aCie'e  im  pjlernben  ®d^itfe  raufc^t 

Unb  in  feinem  5t^un  unb  Saffen 
aCitt'^  mi^  roie  ein  2;raum  erfaflen, 
J-        2lt«  oh'i  meine  ®eele  war', 

Die  serhjunbert  iiber  iai  Seben, 
Uber  tai  ^xxi"  unb  2Bieberfc^tt)eben^ 
8ugt'  unb  (aufc^te  ^in  unb  ^er. 

Sttme  nur  in  »oQen  ^n^tn 
20        Diefeg  frieblic^e  ©eniigen 
Sinfam  auf  ber  fiiflen  tJ^ur  I 
Unb  ^aft  bu  bic^  Uax  empfunben, 
^ogen  enben  beine  (Stunben, 
ajjie  jerflie^t  bie  ®(^n?anenfpur  I 


362  5d?acP. 


Scbacft. 

Xk  3lt^cnct  in  <Sl)rolu0. 

^rii^morgcng  auf  feinem  ©oEer  faf 
^leard)  mit  bem  ®o^ne  ©orgiae, 
aSor  i()tn,  gebefjnt  an  bee  ^iigde  ^u^, 
Dae  unerme^Iic^e  @i)rafue 
!JJfit  Slempetn  unb  fatten  unb  S^ermen, 
Unb  briiber  ^inweg  bee  Sttna  ©c^nee 
Unb  bae  ^cc^gejinnte  ©pi^sold 
Unb  ber  ^dfen  tobenbee  Sdrmen. 


2lle  er  bie  5D?a(i)t  ber  Slt^ener  jerbrac^  i  lo 


„Du  ttJei^t,  ®o^n,  tvae  i(^  bem  Stree  »erfpra(i^, 

©^  23oreae  nc*,  ber  eifige,  tobt, 

«Wu^  ic^,  fo  n)ie  i(^  im  ilamjjfe  getobt, 

Sni  Slempet  bae  Dpfer  i|m  jiinben. 

®e^',ruf'  mir  ben  ^Otcifter  bee  23aue  ^erbet! 

Dh  nun  iJoGenbet  bae  3^rad}tt^or  fei  ,5 

Unb  ber  ©tebel,  foil  er  mir  tiinben. 

„X)cc^  fie^!  bort  nal)t  er,  — Du  ^orteft,  id^  ro'xU 
23or  SBinter  ben  a:empel  no^  n?ei^en,  S^raf^tt. 
<5d)on  n>erbcn  bie  23Idtter  ^erbfttid^  ttjelf, 
®ag'  an  benn:  ru^t  bereite  bae  ©ebdif 
9luf  ben  marmornen  3lr(i)itra»en  ? 
SBo  ni(^t,  fo  braudie  bie  ©eifel  jum  ®c^Iag 
Unb  jn?inge  jur  Slrbeit  SRad)t  tvie  a;ag 
Die  hJeic^Iic^en  Slttifc^en  ®f lauen  I" 

5l^rafptt  barauf:  „5Benn,  njie  bu  sertangt, 
9toc^  in  aSoflenbung  ber  23au  nic^t  prangt, 
58ejd^me,  ©ebieter,  bie  Ungebutb ! 
(Jin  S^or  bee  (Suripibee  trdgt  bie  ©li^ulb; 


20 


*S 


Die  llttjcner  in  Strains.  2d8 

(©o6att>  bie  Stt^ener  i^n  ftngen, 
SBirb  ieber  ber  anberen  Sflaoen  serlorft, 
Dent  flange  ju  laufd^en,  bie  Slrbeit  jioift, 
9li(^t  fann  i^  fte  femer  erjwingen." 

5        ^(ear^  oernimmt'g  unb  erblaft  t>or  2But, 
„'^Ux,  23ater,  scrtraue  ber  ©flaoen  Jput, 
9luft  ©orgiag  ba,  icfe  fei  ifcr  23Dgt ! 
@5  winterlic^  ftiirmenb  bie  See  noc^  t»ogt, 
Den  2:empel  fte  \a\f  ic^  tJoEenben ! 
lo     5^"^  bo(^  burc^  biefer  Sttbener  ©peer 

?Wein  '^ruber  ben  Zoi>,  bag  bii^en  [tc  fc^tver, 
SBenn  bie  ©ei^el  mir  judt  in  bett  ^dnben !" 

Den  Siingling,  ber  ^cc^  sjon  Somglut  flammt, 

©ntfenbet  ^leard)  }u  bem  neuen  2(mt. 
15     Unt  ^^age  »er|1reid)en ;  im  langen  3wg 

®e^t  fc^on  na^  Siiben  ber  ^'ranic^e  glug, 

Der  Jperbft  ^at  bie  ^aine  geli^tet; 

Da  fctgt  ber  a3ater  bem  (Sobn,  unb  balb 

SRagt  oor  it)m  ber  ipiiget  »ott  ^Jinienroalb, 
20     Sluf  bem  er  ben  3:empel  erri(^tet. 

gaft  glaubt  er,  bap  i^n  ba«  2(uge  triigt; 
^aum  finb  big  jum  Dac^e  bie  Duabern  gefugt! 
(£r  fte^t,  unb  im  Jperjen  fc^roittt  i^m  ber  ®xs>ti, 
Die  5tttifc^en  ®f(a»en  traueruott 
3n  Sleiben  am  5?oben  ft^enb, 
Unb  neben  ibnen,  0  Spott  unb  ^o^n, 
23er^iiflten  ©efic^teg  ben  eigcnen  (£o^n, 
Dag  ^aupt  mit  bem  3(rmc  )lu|enb. 

Die  ©ei^el  er^ob  ^(earc^  jum  <®c^Iag, 
30     Die  ^ingefunfen  am  Soben  lag : 

„SBag?  3KitIeib  mit  ber  oerruc^ten  Srut? 

Stuf,  Jpunbe !  5£rdg  ni^t  tdnger  geru^t !  , 


25 


264  $(^acf. 

©onjt  fort  in  He  (Stcinbruc^^ruben  \" 
Da  rafften  bie  ©flaocn  fic^  mul)fam  empor, 
Segannen  bie  2lrbeit  unii  fangen  tm  (J^or, 
3nbe6  I'ie  He  Duabern  ^uben: 

„3|r,  bie  ung  erjogen,  ^eimifc^e  2lun,  5 

Die  mtlb  bed  3U)ffug  SBeGen  betaun, 
SEBo  im  fdufelnben  ipau^  Unb  atmenber  Suft 
Die  35inie  rauf(^t  an  ber  i^elfenftuft 
Unb  2?ienen  um  23Iiiten  fummen ! 
3^r  Jpaine,  m  )letg  lau  fdc^clnb  ber  aBefi  iq 

Die  ^urpurgranate  reifen  Idft 
•    Unb  nie  in  bent  griinenben  bunflen  @edjl 
Die  9ia^tigaCen  serjiummen ! 

„®lii(ffelige  glur  be6  geliebten  Slt^en, 
(So  foQen  roir  nie  bic^  tt)ieberfe^n?  ig 

9?ie  fe^n,  roic  bie  ^e^re  Slfropolie 
Unb  3;empel  unb  Jpaflen  am  fc^onen  ^ep^if 
3m  fWorgenglanje  fid)  roten, 
Snbeffen,  bie  ©tirnen  griin  umjn?eigt, 
Der  3ug  ber  Dpfernben  aufwdrte  |leigt  20 

Unb  Suft  unb  ^immet  unb  (£rbe  fd)h?eigt 
5eeim  flange  ber  ^eitigcn  ^Jlbten  ?" 

®d)on  toax  bem  ^learc^,  ber  |or(^cnb  jianb, 
Die  ©ei^el  mdlig  entgtitten  ber  ^anb, 
Da  fangen  fte  weiter :  „(So  foflen  n)ir  nie  25 

33ei  ben  ®otterbiIbern  ber  Slfabemie 
Den  2e|)rcn  ber  SBcifen  laufc^en, 
Unb  nie,  geftredt  auf  bie  5[)?armorban!, 
!Ke^r  f^Iiirfen  ber  Di(^tung  gottU(^en  Sranf, 
9Bo  fprubelnbe  DueCen  burd)  ©p^eugeranf  30 

Slue  ber  ©rotte  ber  9?pmp^en  rauf^en? 

„^ier  f^mac^ten  tt>tr  fern  »on  SSeib  unb  ^inb, 
Slci^I  feme  t»on  alien,  bie  teuer  une  ftnb! 


Jjcb',  0  Ijcbe.  265 

Die  ©eipel  tont  unb  bie  ^ette  fitrrt, 
Unb  ttjenn  une  Sammer  ben  ®cifl  »erttirrt, 
Uns  iu  txb\tm  baben  wir  feinen ! 
SSerWebn  ttJtrb  unferen  Staub  bie  iuft, 
5     Unb  feine  geliebte  Jpanb  auf  bie  ®ruft 
Un6  ^rdnje  legen  sen  fitpem  I;uft, 
^ein  SJuge  uber  i^r  rocinen." 

T)ai  2ieb  »er^aflte ;  fein  5lntli^  barg 
Sang  in  bee  ©emanbee  ^aittn  ^leard^; 

10     Dann  trat  er  bin  in  ber  Stiaoen  ^reie, 
aSom  Stuge  quotten  ibm  3;brdnen  beif, 
^a^  wax  it)m  unb  ©rimm  gef^wunben. 
®r  rief:  „^e^rt  beim  in  cu'r  fc^ijneg  Stt^en, 
Unb  griipt  mir  ben  Dic^ter  beim  SBieberfe^nl 

15     3n  feinem  2iebe  i)ab'  id^  ein  2Dc^n 
aSom  ^aud^t  ber  ©ijtter  em^jfunben  \" 

^th\  0  ^tht. 

Jpeb',  0  I)ebe  bie  ^iifle  nie 
9?on  ben  mobernben  Sdrgen, 
Die  in  ber  ®eele  begraben  fmb! 
20  Sluben,  bii  bein  2eben  »errinnt, 

?)iogen  bie  3:oten  afie,  bie  fte 
Drunten  bent  2:agglic^t  bergen. 

SBef)  bir,  tt^enn  bu  ben  Decfet  ^ubjt ! 
§in  bur^  bein  Snnere^  f(^Ieic^en 
25  SCirb  bie  tief  in  fein  !Warf  ein  ®raun, 

SBenn  fte  bir  jlarr  in  hai  Stntli^  f^aun, 
^fle  bie  greuben,  bie  bu  begrub|l, 
fitter  ber  Jpoffnungen  Ceic^en. 


366  rtJagnet. 

Maaner. 

SattaDe. 

1. 

2raft  i^r  bae  ©c^iff  im  SWeere  an, 

Slutrot  bie  ©egel,  fc^marj  ber  5D?ap? 

9luf  ^o^em  Sorb  ber  bleid^e  ^ann, 

2)eg  ©d^ijfee  ^err,  toa6^t  o^ne  9iaji.  j 

^ui !  —  me  faujl  ber  SBinb !  —  So^o^e ! 

4ui !  —  aBic  pfetffg  im  Sau !  —  So^o^c ! 

^ui !  —  2Bie  ein  9)fcn  fliegt  er  ^in, 

C^ne  3iel,  o^ne  9ia|l,  o^ne  JRu^' ! 

t;©!^  fann  bent  bleit^en  5)?anne  griofung  einfien?  no^  lo 

njerben, 
gdnb'  er  ein  SBeib,  bag  bi«  in  ben  2:ob  getreu  i|m  auf 
grben !  — 
Std^!  5Bann  ttjirjl  bu,  blei(^er  ®eemann,  fie  ftnben? 
23etet  jum  §immel,  bajg  balb 
®in  SSeib  iEreue  i^m  ^alt' ! 

2. 

23el  bofem  3Binb  unb  ®turme8  SBut  15 

Umfegein  mtiV  er  einjl  ein  ^ap; 
@r  f(!^n?ur  unb  fluent'  mit  tottem  !OTut: 
„3n  g^igfeit  lajf  ic^  nic^t  ab  I" 
^ui!  —  Unb  ©atan  f^bxVi,  —  3o|o^e ! 
Jpui !  —  nal^m  ibn  beint  2Bcrt !  —  Scbc^e !  20 

$ui !  —  Unb  »erbammt  jie^t  er  nun 
Durc^  bag  5Dleer  o^ne  dta%  o^ne  9lu^\' 


:Sa\iabc.  267 

t)oc^,  t>a^  ber  arme  !lD?ann  noc^  ®rl5fung  fdnbe  auf 

(Srben, 
3etgt  ®otte6  Snget  an,  tt>ic  fein  Jpeil  t^m  einjl  fbnne 
mxhen: 
2lc^ !  ^onntcft  bu,  bleic^er  ©eemann,  H  Pnben! 
23ctet  jum  ^tmmel,  ba^  batb 
5  ®in  SBeib  2:reue  i^m  i^aW ! 


3. 


aSor  Infer  aCe  fteben  3a^r\ 
®in  SBeib  ju  frein,  ge^t  er  ani  Sanbj — 
(£r  frcite  afle  fieben  3al}r', 
«Ro(|  nte  ein  treuee  2Ceib  er  fanb,  — 
^ui !  —  ,,Die  ©egel  auf  \"  —  So^o^e .' 
J^ui !  —  „Den  9(nf er  loe !"  —  So^obe ! 
Jpui !  —  gatfd)e  ?ieb',  falfc^e  3:reu' ! 
SKuf,  in  (See,  o^ne  JRaft,  o^ne  diu\)'\"  — 


NOTES. 

The  numbers  in  heavy-faced  type  refer  to   the 
pages  of  the  text;  the  ordinary  figures,  to  the  lines. 

Jobann  Cbcistian  ©tintbcr. 

Borr.  i6g5  in  Striegau  in  Silesia,  died  in  1723.  He 
led  an  unsettled  life,  and  owing  to  his  dissolute 
habits  died  in  misery  and  poverty.  His  verses  show 
remarkable  poetical  talent.  It  is  to  be  regretted  that 
the  glamor  of  the  classical  period  caused  him  to  be 
almost  forgotten,  for  some  of  his  lyrics  must  be 
ranked  among  the  most  passionate  and  poetical 
outbursts  of  the  German  muse.  Goethe  has  magnifi- 
cently characterized  Gunther  in  the  seventh  book 
of  his  autobiography  (Hempel  edition,  vol.  xxi.  p. 
49)- 

J     «I8  er  fcinc  Siebc  nic^t  fogen  burfte.    Addressed  to 

a  young  girl  whom  Gunther  calls  Leonore,  and 
who  appears  like  a  loadstar  in  his  sad  life.  She  in- 
spired him  to  write  the  deepest  and  tenderest  lyrics 
in  German  literature  before  Goethe.  GUnther  forgot 
her  in  the  turmoil  of  a  wild  life,  but  ultimately  re- 
turned to  her  after  years,  during  which  Leonore  had 
remained  faithful  to  him.  These  lines  were  written 
when  his  old  love  for  her  reawakened.  11.  erflarctt, 
make  evident,  confess. 
2      Wn  8eonoren.     Gunther,   poor,   ill,    disowned    by 

his  father,  was  noble  enough  by  this  poem  to 
release  Leonore  from  her  promise  to  marry  him. 
He  never  overcame  the  effects  of  this  self-inflicted 
blow.  [For  much  new  light  on  Leonore,  see  Zeit- 
schrift  f.  deut.  Phil.,  xxvi.  p.  8r  and  pp.  225  seq.] 
2.  fo  =  fo  Wie  fo,  in  any  case.      9.    |»or  btefem  =  frii|er. 

269 


270  notes. 

Im  inlt  ^ICt^,  etc.,  when  my  diligence  and  my  talent  were 
an  earnest  of  future  happiness.     28.   §ttcl>t :  the  weak 
form  is  now  universal.     Supply  nttc^  after  la§. 
„      18.   tior  =  fur.      23.  ie^O,  obsolete    for    jeft.      27. 

Sor^en,     term     of     endearment     for    Ceoncrc. 
32.    fotoettt,    obsolete,    poetical,    and    provincial    for 
forbcrn. 
-       10.  ^l^iUtnen,  Gunther  himself,  of  course.     [Cf. 

Les  livres  a  clef.  Etude  de  Bibliographie  critique 
et  analytique  pour  servir  h  V Histoire  littdraire,  par 
F.  Drujon,  Paris,  1888,  p.  122.  The  name  seems  to 
have  been  used  in  French  novels  and  plays  in  the 
seventeenth  century.  In  one  of  them,  La  Balance 
d'Estat  {Paris,  1652),  Philimene  is  the  name  of  a  female 
character  and  signifies  "She  who  loves  her  husband."] 

yricDricb  von  "fcagcDorn. 

I 708-1 7 54. 

One  of  the  most  prominent  poets  before  Klopstock. 
His  verses  reveal  sense  of  form,  but  are  shallow. 

Cbristian  Jurcbtegott  ©ellert. 

I 71 5-1 769. 

One  of  the  favorite  writers  of  his  time.  Although 
he  lacked  great  poetical  talent,  the  good-natured 
humor  of  his  fables  and  the  simple  piety  of  his 
church-hymns  have  made  his  name  a  household  word 
in  Germany  to  this  day. 

ij.      J)Cr  SoUCr  Unb  fein  Sol^tl.     2.  ^unUv, young  noble- 
man, squire.     17.  ntmittt  mtl^  tOUntier,  surprises 

me.    19.  i^unber  =  je^t. 

5obann  Milbelm  XuOwig  6lcfm. 

1719-1803. 

Conspicuous  in  German  literature  for  introducing 
"Anacreontic"  poetry,  i.e.,  poetry  modelled  on  the 
verses  of  the  Greek  poet  Anacreon.  His  work  is 
graceful  but  superficial.  He  was  famous  for  nobly 
helping  poor  but  talented  young  men.    See  Goethe's 


notes.  271 

remarks  on  that  subject  in  the  loth  book  of  his  auto- 
biography (Hempel,  xxi.  p.  171). 
ji  S^Iai^tgefang.  The  full  title  is  "  ©c^Iad^tgefang  »or 
ber  ©d^lad)t  be^  9)rag,  ben  6ten  SKa^  1757,"  and  is 
one  of  the  famous  "  3)reu§ifc^e  Srieg^Ueber  »on  einem 
Orcnabier."  These  poems  are  an  interesting  proof 
of  the  enthusiasm  which  Frederick's  victories 
aroused,  and  of  his  indirect  influence  on  German 
literature.  13.  Sal^otf^,  lit.  Flat  foot,  a  Hungarian 
word  used  as  a  term  of  ridicule  to  denote  a  Hun- 
garian foot-soldier.  ^attHUt/  a  Hungarian  foot-sol- 
dier. 22.  S^toerttt,  a  famous  general  under  Frederick. 
He  died  at  Prague.  The  battle  of  Prague  was  the 
first  battle  of  the  Seven  Years'  War. 

J^rte^ricb  ©ottlicb  "ftlopBtocf;. 

Born  in  Quedlinburg  in  1724,  and  after  living  many- 
years  in  Copenhagen  died  in  Hamburg  in  1803.  The 
appearance  of  the  first  three  cantos  of  his  religious 
epic  Der  Messias  made  him  at  once  the  first  poet  in 
Germany.  His  odes,  written  almost  exclusively  in 
rhymeless  meters,  were  the  first  attempt  in  Germany 
at  expressing  serious  thought  in  the  form  of  lyrical 
poems.  His  verses  are  apt  to  sound  harsh  to  our 
ears,  but  it  must  not  be  forgotten  that  he  did  far 
more  than  any  one  before  Goethe  to  make  the  neg- 
lected German  language  a  powerful  and  subtle  in- 
strument of  poetical  expression. 

^\^X  8(^(untmer.  Addressed  to  Meta  Moller, 
•  whom  Klopstock  married  in  1754,  and  whom 
he  calls  "  Cidli  "  in  his  poems.  22.  Supply  9iu|e  after 
beffere,  i.e.,  better  than  the  rest  which  sleep  gives. 

5,6.  t)\t  frii^en  ©riiber.  The  awakening  of 
May  is  like  a  summer  night,  only  fairer. 
7.  il^m,  i.e.,  bent  SWat.  9.  3ftr  Sftleren,  i.e.,  his  dead 
friends.  He  thinks  of  the  time  when  he  enjoyed  the 
beauties  of  nature  in  the  company  of  his  friends. 
The  comparative  conveys  no  idea  of  comparison; 
i!^r  Sbleren  amounts  to  i^r  fe^r  Sblen.  This  comparative 
is  not  infrequent  in   Klopstock  ;   cf.  pa^  [c^ijner  tft  io 


} 

373  Hotcs. 

the  following  poem,  @ic.     [See  Wiirjl :    Ein  Beitrag 
zur  Kenntnis  des  Sprachgebrauchs  Klopstocks,   BrUnn, 

1883,  p.   108].    14.  %\t.    toog  f^bncr  iP,  all  that  is 

essentially  fine.     Cf.  i|r  Sbleren  above. 

6.  Sic,  i.e.,  the  beloved.    The  title  of  the  poem 
*  refers  to  this  line,     i^r  brrt,  i.e.,  grcube,  SBe^* 

atut,  2;r6ilung. 

5obann  l)ctnricb  IDose. 
1751-1826. 

The  author  of  the  idyl  Luise  and  the  famous  trans- 
/ator  of  Homer's  Iliad  anA  Odyssey. 

XuDwlg  "fceinricb  Cbristopb  t)oltB. 

I 748-1 776. 

A  prominent  member  of  that  combination  of  young 
poets,  formed  in  Gottingen  in  1772,  known  as  the 
"  Hain."  Men  like  Voss,  the  Stolbergs,  Claudius, 
belonged  to  this  literary  club.  All  the  members 
shared  an  abject  admiration  for  Klopstock  and  a  strong 
hatred  of  French  literature  and  of  Wieland.  Holty's 
verses  are  melodious,  but  morbidly  melancholy. 

^legtc  out  ein  fionJimab^cn.     7.  8.  fo  —  fo  = 

roelcfee  —  tt>eld)e.  Obsolete  or  poetical  use  of  fp. 
II.  9loffe8  99lirfe«,  adverbial  gen. 

8.   9{inQeIreil^n,   a   dance   in  which  the  dancers 

join  hands  and  move  in  a  circle.  28.  bic  l^ettdt 
Z'fyi'MtXi,  big  tears;  ^ell  is  used  with  different  mean- 
ings in  different  combinations;  cf.  feller  ^t\^,  p.  142,  1. 
15,  and  note, 

IfrfeDrlcb  XcopolO  <5raf  von  Stolberfl. 

1750-1819. 

One  of  Goethe's  early  friends  and  a  member  of  the 
"  Hain."  His  poetry  shows  the  influence  of  Klop- 
stock. 

%n  bie  9latur.    A  poem  characteristic  of  the  age 
•         in  which  the  worship  of  nature,   under   the 
influence  of  Rousseau's  teaching,  became  one  of  the 
leading  principles  of  life. 


notes.  278 

Abattbiad  ClauMus. 

1740-1815. 

The  simplicity  and  sincerity  of  his  character  are 
mirrored  in  his  poems,  and  have  saved  many  of  them 
from  oblivion.  He  was  an  intimate  friend  of  many 
of  the  "  Hain  "  men. 

©ottfrieD  Buguet  JSurger. 

1747-1794- 

After  a  wild  youth,  he  became  STmtmann  (i.e.,  dis- 
trict magistrate)  in  Altengleichen  near  Gottingen. 
Later  he  gave  up  this  position  and  went  to  Gottingen, 
where  he  led  a  literary  life  of  considerable  hardship. 
His  criminal  love  for  his  wife's  sister,  Molly  Leon- 
hart,  cast  a  profound  gloom  over  his  life.  Few  poets 
of  his  time  were  more  thorough  representatives  of 
the  people  than  he. 

,^  I'cnorc.  Written  in  1773,  published  in  1774. 
No  one  single  poem  has  had  greater  influence 
on  the  course  of  German  literature.  Before  it  was 
written,  all  literary  ballads  in  German  were  of  a  low 
burlesque  order.  The  appearance  of  Percy's  Reliques 
of  Ancient  English  Poetry  (1765)  and  of  Herder's  trea- 
tises on  popular  poetry  drew  the  attention  of  the 
German  public  to  the  ballads  of  the  people.  Burger 
himself  claims  to  have  got  the  subject  of  Lenore  from 
one  of  these  ballads,  i.  He  wrote  (April  19th,  1773): 
"  3rf)  ^bc  eine  t)crrlic^e  J)?omamcn=®cfd)t(^te  aa^  cincr  uralten 
33at(abe  aufgcflort.  Sitabc  nur,  ba§  ic^  an  ben  lext  ber  Sattabe 
fclb|l  nicf)t  gclangen  fann."  \  He  was  also  indebted  to  the 
ballad  Sweet  William' s  Ghost  in  Percy  [Wheatley's  ed., 
London,  1891,  vol.  in.  p.  130].  The  effect  of  Lenore  was 
tremendous.  It  introduced  a  new  species  of  literature 
into  Germany,  the  serious  literary  ballad,  modelled 
on  popular  poetry,  and  became  the  first  of  a  long 
series  of  ballads  among  which  are  some  of  Goethe's 
and  Uhland's  masterpieces.  The  story  of  Lenore  is 
widely  spread  in  the  popular  poetry  of  many  nations. 
In  England,  in  different  parts  of  Germany,  in  the 
Slavic  countries,  and   elsewhere   it   appears   in   one 


374  notes. 

form  or  another.  Biirger  makes  his  heroine  peris., 
by  way  of  punishment  for  doubting  God's  justice. 
The  dramatic  force  of  the  poem  is  exceptional,  and 
its  slightly  savage  character  delighted  a  generation 
that  had  just  been  lashed  into  mad  enthusiasm  by 
Goethe's  Gotz  von  Berlichingen.  Lenore  has  left  its 
traces  on  English  literature.  Wordsworth,  Scott, 
Coleridge,  and  Shelley  were  deeply  impressed  by  it. 
[See  E.  Schmidt's  essay  on  Lenore  in  his  Ckarakter- 
istiken,  Berlin,  1886,  p.  199,  and  the  notes  ;  also  Hehn's 
suggestive  but  over-severe  criticism  in  his  Gedanken 
iiber  Goethe,  Berlin,  1888,  vol.  i.  p.  69,  and  the  editor's 
essay.  The  Literary  Burlesque  Ballad  of  Germany  in  the 
Eighteenth  Century.  Proceedings  of  the  Mod.  Lang. 
Assoc,  of  America,  New  Series,  vol.  i.  No.  4,  p.  xxiv. 
See,  too,  Child's  English  and  Scottish  Popular  Ballads, 
p.  226.  The  text  of  the  ballad  which  hostile  English 
critics  absurdly  claimed  to  be  Burger's  model  may 
now  be  found  Zeitschr.  fur  dcut.  Phil.,  xxvi.  p. 
513.]  Scott's  adaptation  of  this  ballad,  William  and 
Helen,  is  well  known  to  English  readers.  We  agree 
with  Hehn  in  saying  that  it  was  not  a  felicitous 
intuition  on  Burger's  part  to  choose  so  recent  an 
event  as  the  Seven  Years'  W^ar  for  the  background  of 
this  poem.  The  atmosphere  of  lurid  mystery  which 
hovers  about  it  ill  agrees  with  the  glaring  light  in 
which  very  recent  events  present  themselves  to  us. 
Raff  wrote  a  symphony  on  this  subject.  10.  bit  ^Tlta 
ger  S^Ia^t,  the  first  battle  of  the  war. 
19.     4.  fo  =^  weld)c. 

6.  ti,  an  old  gen.,  still  found  in  phrases  like 
id)  bin  c^  miibe. 
22.  31.  f^noien,  pret.  of  f(^naubcn. 
jj_  6-8.  This  dialogue  occurs  in  many  Lenore 
stories,  or  poems,  or  fragments  of  these, 
found  in  different  parts  of  Europe.  16.  Unfctttuf. 
Notice  the  force  of  the  repeated  u. 

n*       9-   §0t^9Cri(^t,  place   of  execution.      10.   (S|ltn)ielf 
*         axli. 


Hotcs.  275 

25.     24.   Stippe,  scythe. 

9(n  Die  Slienf$engefi(^ter.    A  pathetic  confession 

*  ■  of  uncontrollable  weakness.  The  poem  refers 
to  the  poet's  passion  for  his  sister-in-law. 

16.   hunger,  turfi,  are  personified.     17.  IRol^rung 

*  here  includes  both  solids  and  liquids.  (Cf. 
Minna  von  Barn  helm,  IV,  i:  "  ^tcr  fijmmt  cine  5?a6rung  .  . . 
for  lick  .  .  .  i?vmcc,"  quoted  by  Grimm.)  3tuf  tite  SWors 
genrbte.  After  his  wife's  death,  Burger  married  his 
sister-in-law,  Molly  Leonhart,  but  lost  her  soon  after, 
in  17S6.  Her  death  was  a  terrible  blow  to  him.  25. 
^UtOta  was  the  goddess  of  the  dawn  and  announced 
day  to  gods  and  men.  She  was  married  to  Tithonus, 
who  through  her  prayers  obtained  from  Zeus  im- 
mortality, but  not  eternal  youth  (hence  grauer).  She 
travelled  with  the  sun  all  day  and  returned  to  Titho- 
nus in  the  evening. 

Cbristian  Daniel  ffricOrfcb  Scbubart. 

1739-1791- 

Led  a  dissolute  life  in  different  parts  of  Germany 
until  Karl  Eugen,  Duke  of  Wurtemberg  (of  Schiller- 
fame)  kept  him  many  years  imprisoned  without  trial 
in  the  fortress  of  Hohenasperg  for  having  publicly 
ridiculed  him.  His  writings  show  the  "Sturm  unt) 
■Drang  "  spirit  and  exercised  much  influence  on  Schiller 
in  his  youth. 

Srei^eiteitcb  cineS  iSoJonificn.    The  "  ^plcnifl "  is, 

*  of  course,  an  American.     22.   ttor="fiit." 

5afiob  ^icbael  TRcinbolO  Xzxk^, 

X75I-I792- 
One  of  Goethe's  early  friends,  and  one  of  the  most 
talented,    but    most   extreme    and    immature,  of  the 
"  Sturm  unb  Drang"  men. 

16.  ?t(^,  Ju,  urn  iiic  l)tc  Slumcn  fitft.     26.  o^ne 

99ftf|ltel,   i.e.,   as   no  one   has  ever   done  be- 
fore.   28.  Irutfenl^eit,  obsolete  for  Srorfcnbctt. 
jl^      5-   2Bo  bid  2!U  i^t.     This  poem  has  often  been 

claimed  for  Goethe. 


376  Hotcs. 

JFrieDricb  (/Raler)  iTRuIIer. 

1749-1825. 

Lived  many  years  in  Italy  as  a  painter  (hence 
known  as  "  Maler  "  M.),  and  in  his  youth  was  promi- 
nent in  the  "  Sturm  unb  2)rang"  movement. 

Jobann  Moltgang  von  ©octbe. 

Born  on  the  28th  of  August,  1749,  in  Frankfort-on- 
the-Main.  His  father  was  well  informed  and  taught 
his  son  at  home,  until  the  young  man  went  to  the 
University  of  Leipzig,  1765,  and  in  1770  to  the  Uni- 
versity of  Strassburg  to  study  law.  In  Strass- 
burg  Goethe  met,  among  other  young  Germans  of 
promise,  Herder,  who  made  him  acquainted  with 
the  spirit  which  was  stirring  the  rising  genera- 
tion, namely,  admiration  for  Shakespeare  and  for 
popular  poetry.  This  teaching  bore  fruit  ;  soon 
after  he  had  finished  his  studies  at  Strassburg  in  1771, 
he  wrote  in  Frankfort  his  first  drama,  Gotz  von 
Berlichingen  (published  1773).  During  his  stay  in 
Strassburg,  his  love  for  Friederike  Brion,  the  daugh- 
ter of  a  pastor  in  Sesenheim  near  Strassburg,  in- 
spired him  to  write  some  of  his  most  perfect  lyrical 
pieces  in  which  the  influence  of  popular  poetry  is 
noticeable.  In  1774  he  published  his  novel  Werther, 
which  at  once  made  him  famous  all  over  Europe. 
With  few  interruptions  Goethe  lived  in  Frankfort 
(nominally  practising  law,  actually  more  engaged  in 
literary  pursuits)  from  1771  to  1775.  Besides  plays, 
he  wrote  during  this  period  of  his  life  many  master- 
pieces of  lyrical  poetry  under  the  influence  of  a 
prominent  society  belle  in  Frankfort,  "  Lili  "  Schone- 
mann.  In  1775,  Karl  August,  the  young  Duke  of 
Weimar,  called  Goethe  to  his  capital.  He  remained 
in  Weimar,  barring  many  short  journeys  and  a  two 
years'  stay  in  Italy,  until  his  death.  In  Weimar, 
Goethe  rose  "like  a  star."  He  received  one  of  the 
most  important  positions  in  the  duchy,  and  by  his 
affability  and  brilliancy  of  mind  became  the  leader  of 
the  social  and  the  official  world.  With  all  its  glamor 
his  position  soon  grew  very  unsatisfactory.  Arduous 
routine  business  kept  him  from  literary  work;  only 
his  love  for  Frau  von  Stein,  a  woman  of  rare  culture, 
prompted  him  to  write  some  fine  lyrics.     With  the 


notes.  277 

exception  of  these  and  a  few  ballads  nothing  of  im- 
portance was  finished  during  the  first  ten  years  at 
Weimar.  An  uncontrollable  longing  for  Italy  came 
over  him,  and  in  1786  he  suddenly  left  Weimar  and 
went  to  Rome  and  Southern  Italy,  to  return  only  in 
June,  1788.  This  journey  proved  immensely  im- 
portant: most  of  his  work  henceforth  showed  strong 
classic  coloring — notably  his  plays  Tasso  and  Iphige- 
nie.  Soon  after  his  return  from  Italy,  he  made  the 
acquaintance  of  Christiane  Vulpius,  who  later  be- 
came his  wife.  Goethe  now  gave  up  much  of  his 
official  work  and  devoted  himself  almost  entirely  to 
literature,  art,  and  science.  In  1794  he  became  inti- 
m.ate  with  Schiller.  This  friendship  lasted  until  the 
latter's  death  (i8o5)and  was  inspiring  in  the  extreme. 
The  ballads  and  elegies  written  during  this  time  are 
an  admirable  combination  of  depth  of  meaning  and 
beauty  of  form.  After  Schiller's  death,  Goethe  be- 
came very  lonely  for  a  time;  for  though  the  most 
prominent  man  in  Germany  and  the  pride  of  his 
nation,  he  cared  little  for  what  moved  that  genera- 
tion. The  defeat  of  Germany  at  the  hands  of  Napo- 
leon (1806),  and  the  efforts  of  the  nation  to  throw  off 
the  French  yoke,  moved  him  but  little.  In  1808  the 
first  part  of  his  Faust  appeared.  In  1819  he  published 
a  collection  of  poems,  imitating  Oriental  poetry  (he 
called  the  collection  Der  West-Ostliche  Divan) — so 
airy  and  graceful  that  they  seem  the  work  of  a  youth 
rather  than  that  of  a  man  of  nearly  seventy.  With 
undiminished  vigor  he  worked  to  the  last.  His  death 
occurred  in  March,  1832 

„„  SBinfoinmen  unb  Wllf^tei.  Goethe's  love  for 
*  Friederike  Brion  inspired  these  lines.  In 
point  of  force,  simplicity,  and  movement,  they  must 
be  ranked  among  his  best  work.  He  has  idyllically 
described  his  acquaintance  with  Friederike  Brion  in 
the  tenth  and  eleventh  books  of  his  autobiography. 
See  what  Scherer  says  on  this  poem  in  his  Geschichte 
der  deutschen  Litteratur,  p.  481,  and  especially  A.  Biese, 
Die  Entwickelung  des  Naturgefiihls  im  Mittelalter  und 
in  der  A'euzeit,  Leipzig,  1892,  pp.  376  and  378.  [The 
I2th  chapter  of  this  work  is  a  valuable  treatise  on  the 
modern,  especially  on  Goethe's,  nature-sense.] 


378     •  Hotes. 

nm  §eibcntSMcin.  This  poem  is  modelled  on  a 
'  Volkslied  which  Herder  picked  up  among 
the  people  at  the  time  when  he  kindled  powerful  in- 
terest for  popular  poetry  and  taught  Goethe  its  value 
and  beauty.  [Cf.  the  Fabelliedchen,  Suphan's  edition 
of  Herder,  vol.  v.  p.  194,  and  Die  Bliite,  vol.  XXV. 
p.  438].  The  trochaic  meter  causes  many  proclitic 
words  to  be  suppressed  ;  e.g.  (1.  5)  fa^  for  e^  fa^,  (1.  7) 
war  for  ti  tear,  (1.  12)  ^nak  for  bcr  ^nak.  The  fact  that 
popular  poetry  admits  very  freely  of  such  omissions 
Herder  considered  a  great  advantage.  "  !Sad  |>au))t' 
wort  tefommt  auf  folc^e  SBeife  immer  weit  mc|r  ©uliflantialttat 
unb  9)erfonUc^fett,"  he  says  in  the  essay  on  Ossian 
[Suphan,  vol.  iv.  p.  194].  23.  ebctl,  it  simply  had  to 
bear  it.  ®er  ^Ottig  in  %\v\t.  Written  at  the  same 
time  as  some  of  the  oldest  parts  of  Faust,  i.e.,  before 
Goethe  went  to  Weimar.  Thule  was  fabled  to  be  a 
land  at  the  extreme  end  of  the  world  (Ultima  Thule). 
28.  93ul^lC,  sweetheart.  In  modern  German  the  word 
has  acquired  an  unpleasant  flavor. 

2.  icbcn  ©t^maug  —  ki  jebem  ©c^maud.    13.  ge^cr, 

*  caroiiser  (Taylor).  This  poem  has  been  set  to 
music  by  Gounod  and  by  Liszt,  ^rotltct^eud.  This 
monologue,  written  in  1774,  is  generally  printed  as 
the  third  act  of  an  unfinished  drama,  called  Prome- 
theus. The  drama  was  written  in  1773,  i.e.,  in  the 
same  year  as  Gotz  von  Berlichingen  and  BUrger's 
Lenore,  when  the  waves  of  the  "Sturm  und  Drang" 
were  surging  highest.  The  monologue,  which  may 
be  called  an  epitome  of  the  dramatic  fragment,  is 
consequently  very  interesting  as  an  exponent  of  that 
great  movement.  Prometheus  is  familiar  from  Greek 
literature.  He  is  a  friend  of  man  against  hostile 
powers,  a  culture-hero  who  labors  in  the  service  of 
man.  His  titanic  individuality  brooks  no  rule,  and 
we  find  him  in  rebellion  against  the  supreme  god 
himself.  His  indomitable  strength  and  patient  suf- 
fering are  wonderfully  portrayed  in  yEschylus'  Proine- 


ZTotes.  279 

theus  Bound.  The  unruliness  of  his  temper  was 
precisely  what  appealed  to  the  "Sturm  und  Drang" 
men,  who  professed  great  hatred  of  tyranny  or 
restraint  (cf.  Schiller's  Rduber).  Especially  Goethe 
was  fascinated  with  him.  The  story,  current  in 
antiquity,  according  to  which  Prometheus  made  men 
of  clay,  who  then  assumed  life,  delighted  him.  He 
tells  in  his  autobiography  (iii.  15)  that  he  soon  saw 
he  would  have  to  rely  on  himself  in  all  difficult  posi- 
tions, and  his  creative  literary  talent  would  have  to 
become  the  mainstay  of  his  life.  The  recognition  of 
this  fact  suggested  the  figure  of  Prometheus,  "  ber 
abgefonbcrt  »cn  ben  ®Dttevn,  son  fetner  SBertilatte  ou^  cine  Sffielt 
koolferte."  The  whole  spirit  of  the  "Sturm  und 
Drang"  breathes  in  Goethe's  powerful  verses.  The 
irregularity  of  the  meter  suits  the  idea  of  the  poem. 
Cf.  Shelley's  Prometheus  Unbound.  29-31.  Prome- 
theus stole  fire  from  heaven,  which  Zeus  withheld 
from  men. 
_         II.  i.e.,  stunned  with  bewilderment.     34.  Fate 

was  regarded  as  ruling  even  the  gods. 
nm,  4>  5"  '*  Because  not  all  tny  youthftil  dreams  came 
'  true."  ^er  untrcuc  Jinabe.  This  ballad  imi- 
tates the  tone  of  popular  poetry  with  consummate 
skill  ;  the  supernatural  is  introduced  with  great 
effect,  as  so  often  in  the  Volkslied  (cf.  Biirger's 
Lenore).  The  story  of  the  ballad  was  perhaps  sug- 
gested to  Goethe  by  a  Volkslied  which  he  found  in 
Alsace,  entitled  Das  Lied  vom  Herreti  und  der  Magd 
[cf.  Aus  herder' s  Nachlass,  by  Diintzer  and  F.  G.  Her- 
der, vol.  I.  Frankfurt  a.  M.,  1856,  p.  157].  20.  WtS  is 
understood.  The  poem  has  no  ending,  because  the 
person  who  recites  it  in  the  play,  Klaudine  von  Villa 
Bella  (written  in  1775),  from  which  the  ballad  is  taken, 
is  interrupted  before  finishing  it.  The  fact  that  it  is 
a  fragment  adds  to  the  general  atmosphere  of  mys- 
tery and  intensifies  the  dramatic  force  of  the  poem. 
The  last  line,  I)ie  aenb't  ftd),  makes  it  evident  that  the 


880  Hotcs. 

penitent  and  haunted  culprit  cannot  even  in  death 
obtain  forgiveness  from  her  he  wronged.  See  Hehn's 
suggestive  remarks  on  this  ballad  and  his  rather  re- 
markable interpretation  of  the  last  line  in  his  Gedank- 
en  Tiber  Goethe,  vol.  i.  p.  71.  The  theory  according  to 
which  this  poem  is  a  parody  on  popular  ballads  seems 
to  us  absurd. 

„„  ®TCttf|Cll'l  Cicb  0U8  "SttMfl-"  This  poem  con- 
'  stitutes  a  scene  of  the  first  part  of  Faust, 
called  "  Gretchen's  Stube."  It  was  probably  written 
before  Goethe  went  to  Weimar  [cf.  Schroer's  Faust- 
commentary,  p.  Iviii),  and  is  unsurpassed  for  simple 
power  and  as  the  expression  of  a  passion  which  has 
grown  ungovernable.  It  has  been  set  to  music  by 
Graben-Hoffmann. 

3,  4.  i.e.,  an  feincn  ^iiffen  fottte  id)  »erse|en.  ^vxt 
8tc6e,  ItCUCS  Ueben.  The  person  referred  to  in 
the  second  stanza  is  Lili  Schonemann.  The  poem 
was  published  in  1775.  5.  SBaS  foQ  ba§  gcBett,  what 
will  become  of  this.  10.  hiarutn  is  relative.  28.  fitcBc, 
love,  not  beloved  one. 

%n  Selinieu.     Written  in  1775  and  addressed  to 
'         Lili  SchOnemann.     Her  fine  eyes  would  hold 
him  captive  at  brilliant  parties,  as  he  himself  wrote. 
3(10^1'$  ^BeitJUcil.     The  exact  date  of  composition  of 
these  lines  is  unknown,  but  they  were  published  in 
1776.     Perhaps  the  person  addressed  is  Lili  Sch6ne= 
mann  ;  at  least  we  know  that  during  the  first  years  oi 
his  stay  in  Weimar,  Goethe  tried  in  vain  to  forget  her. 
^      9(afiIofC    !^te6c.     These   lines   were  inspired  by 
*         Goethe's  awakening  love  for  Frau  von  Stein, 
the  wife  of  one  of  the  court  dignitaries  in  Weimar. 
The  poet's  correspondence  with  her,  which  extends 
over  many  years,  shows  that  he  made  her  the  con- 
fidante of  all  his  thoughts  and  plans.    The  poem  was 
written  in  1776.     21.   tx^VX,  curiously,  peculiarly. 

2BonJ»etCrS  9!a^tltetl  1.     These  lines,  written  in 
1776,  like  Eastlose  Liebe  owe  their  origin  to 


notes.  281 

Goethe's  love  for  Frau  von  Stein,  which  from  the 
nature  of  the  case  could  never  be  satisfactory.  At 
the  time  he  wrote  the  poem,  he  began  to  realize,  too, 
that  court  life  with  all  its  brilliant  bustle  would  never 
mature  what  was  best  in  him.  The  lines  have  been 
set  to  music  by  Schubert  and  by  Liszt,  ^tt  ^i\iitt. 
The  meter  of  this  ballad  (written  not  later  than  1779) 
imitates  the  motion  of  lapping  waves.  The  mer- 
maid personifies  the  fascination  of  water.  The  same 
idea  is  expressed  in  the  song  of  the  fisherboy  at  the 
beginning  of  Schiller's  William  Tell  (page  127).     21. 

toif'§  5if^lcin  =  »'^  ^^  ^f""  gifc^lein.    23.  mU  bu  btfl,  as 

you  are,   i.e.,   without   delay.       24.    Ultft   toitrlieft   Ctfl 

QCfUUdf  and  for  the  first  time  you  would  know  what 
health  is. 

4-  20U,  a  felicitous  word,  as  we  associate  cool- 
ness with  dew.      It   contrasts   with  Sobedgtut 
above.    The  poem  has  been  set  to  music  by  Schubert. 

^efang  ber  djeifier  iifier  ben  2Boffern.    Suggested  by 

the  cascade  near  Lauterbrunnen  in  Switzerland, 
known  as  the  Staubbach,  which  Goethe  visited  in 
October,  1779.  In  every  stanza  of  this  poem  water 
is  used  as  a  symbol  of  the  soul,  of  its  joys  and  trials. 
Conflicting  forces,  noble  and  base,  divine  and  earthly, 
cause  it  to  rise  into  the  empyrean  of  greatness  and 
of  joy,  or  to  sink  into  crime  and  despair  (stanza  i). 
If  no  impediments  stand  in  the  way  of  a  man's  nor- 
mal development,  his  life  is  like  a  strong  stream 
tripping  in  hazy  beauty  down  a  rock  (st.  2).  Hard- 
ships and  trials  cause  the  stream  of  his  life  to  surge 
and  foam  (st.  3).  When  all  difficulties  are  overcome, 
it  flows  on  in  calm  serenity  and  mirrors  a  beautiful 
world  (st.  4);  and  as  the  wind  may  caress  the  waves 
or  lash  them  into  fury,  so  man's  fate  deals  gently  or 
fiercely  with  his  life  (st.  5).  See  Aus  V.  Hehn's  Vor- 
lesungen  iiber  Goethe,  Goethe-Jahrhuch,  XV.  p.  125.  The 
poem  was  set  to  music  by  Schubert. 


882  notes. 

,  SBonbcrCtS  Slo^tlicll  2.  These  lines  were  writ- 
ten in  1780  (in  1783  according  to  others)  with 
pencil  on  the  wall  of  a  little  wooden  house  on  a  hill 
near  Ilmenau.  The  house  burned  down  within 
recent  years.  17.  ©t^feltt,  tops  of  hills.  19.  9Bt|lfeIn, 
tree-tops,  Schubert  and  Schumann  have  set  this 
poem  to  music.  @rIfontg.  Written  not  later  than 
1782.  The  poem  shows  the  influence  of  popular 
poetry.  It  was  probably  suggested  by  a  poem  which 
Herder  translated  from  the  Danish  and  published  in 
his  VolksHeder  [cf.  Suphan's  edition  of  Herder,  vol. 
XXV.  p.  443],  entitled  Erlkonigs  Tockter,  in  which 
the  love  of  Erlkonig's  daughter  for  Lord  Oluf  causes 
the  latter's  death  just  before  his  wedding.  Bryant 
has  used  the  idea  of  '  Erlkonig '  in  his  7"ke  Presenti- 
ment. (Srlfonig  is  a  mistake  for  Slbfonig,  king  of  the 
elves.  Rarely  have  the  superstitious  fears  caused 
by  the  weirdness  of  nature  at  night  been  expressed 
in  language  with  such  power.  Schubert's  and  Lowe's 
music  to  these  words  are  universally  known. 
-_,  9ln  iCIt  SRonl).  Exactly  when  this  poem  was 
'  written  is  hard  to  determine,  but  certainly  in 
Weimar  before  Goethe  started  for  Italy.  It  suggests 
the  peace  which  a  moonlight  night  inspires.  The  dis- 
appointment caused  by  the  faithlessness  of  the  be- 
loved is  soothed  by  the  interest  of  a  sympathetic 
friend.  The  meaning  of  the  last  two  stanzas  is  : 
Blessed  is  he  who  has  a  friend  with  whom  he  can 
share  those  feelings  which  the  stillness  of  the  night 
calls  up  in  us,  and  which  are  unheeded  by  the  crowd 
or  unknown  to  it. 

„  ^Cr  Sanget.  Printed  in  the  eleventh  chapter 
of  the  second  book  of  Goethe's  great  novel 
Wilhelm  Meister,  and  written  not  later  than  1783. 
13,  14.  JiCt  ^OgC  and  Jjcr  ^na(e  are  the  same  person  ; 
he  runs  out,  then  comes  back  and  reports.  The  old 
minstrel  typifies  the  artist  to  whom  his  art  is  the  all- 
in-all  of  his  life. 


tTotcs.  388 

3ltHgnung.  This  poem  is  always  printed  as  an 
introduction  to  Goethe's  lyrics  and  ballads,  in 
accordance  with  his  own  arrangement.  We  preferred 
to  put  it  here  as  a  striking  proof  of  a  change  in  him, 
away  from  the  violence  of  the  "  Sturm  und  Drang  " 
mood  towards  a  classical  serenity.  The  poem  was 
written  in  1784,  i.e.,  two  years  before  he  went  to 
Italy,  and  shows  how  much  of  the  antique  spirit  he 
had  absorbed  before  he  crossed  the  Alps.  It  has 
chat  Parian  sheen  which  characterizes  Ifhigenie  and 
Tasso. 

'ft      5-  ^e8  fc^onen  SlirfS  =  ace.  in  prose.     22.  The 
apparition  is  Truth. 

13.  In  his  youth,  Goethe  was  the  head  of  a 
'  great  movement ;  as  his  work  grew  deeper, 
he  found  few  who  thoroughly  understood  him.  21. 
Uebermenfi^,  one  superior  to  his  fellows.  Cf.  "  SBelc^ 
erbarmltt^  ®rauen  fapt  Uebermenfc^cn  bic^,"  Faust,  I.  137 
(Schreyer).  17.  Contrast  the  vigorous  and  healthy 
sentiments  expressed  in  stanzas  VIII  and  IX  with  the 
ideas  of  art  and  life  underlying  much  of  Byron's, 
Shelley's,  and  Alfred  de  Musset's  work,  where  we 
often  find  with  great  brilliancy  of  diction  a  morbid 
hostility  to  life  and  men.  The  same  spirit  as  in  this 
poem  prevails  in  Tennyson's  Palace  of  Art. 

19.  56r',  present  with  a  future  idea.      22.  ^illct/ 

*  modest,  humble. 

1-4.  gScnn  —  britdt,  loenn  —  fc^mit^,  i.e.,  both  in 

•  joy  and  trouble.  8.  unfere  iJiebe,  i.e.,  our  love 
for  each  other  reflected  in  our  works  (Goethe's  and 
his  friends')  shall  delight  succeeding  generations  in 
addition  to  the  pleasure  they  will  derive  from  our 
poetry.  See  Hehn,  Einiges  iiber  Goethe's  Vers,  Goethe- 
fa  hr  buck,  VI.  p.  215  :  "  ®o  tfl  und  beim  Sefen  ober  ^ijren 
(i.e.  of  Zueignung)  aid  '^dttc  bad  Jt»etd^e  italienifd^e  3)?etrum 
fclj)fl  fowo^t  bie  (Stimmung  aid  ben  3n^aU  etngegeten  unb  er^ 
fc^afen;  SBort  unb  ©inn  erfcfceinen  unauflodlid^  »erf»unbcn,  in 
reinem  organifc^em  SSe^febcr^altnid,"    IPltgnon.     In  these 


284  Hotcs. 

lines,  Mignon,  a  fascinating  and  mysterious  character 
in  Wilhelm  Meister's  Lehrjahre,  expresses  her  longing 
for  Italy,  her  native  country.  Goethe  wrote  this 
poem  not  later  than  1784,  i.e.,  some  time  before  he 
started  for  Italy.  Mignon's  song  (found  at  the  be- 
ginning of  the  third  book  of  Wilhelm  Meister)  voices 
Goethe's  own  irresistible  desire  to  see  Italy.  The 
first  line  of  each  stanza  indicates  in  a  masterly  way 
the  atmosphere  of  the  whole  stanza.  In  the  first, 
Mignon  characterizes  Italy  ;  in  the  second,  she  de- 
scribes that  spot  in  her  native  land  which  is  dearest 
to  her,  a  country-house  to  which  she  often  went. 
Her  return  to  Italy  has  now  become  almost  a  reality 
to  her,  and  in  the  third  stanza  she  pictures  the  way 
to  Italy  across  the  Alps.  In  writing  this  stanza 
Goethe  had  in  mind  the  St.  Gotthard,  which  he 
visited  in  July,  1775,  and  which  made  a  deep  im- 
pression on  him.  (Cf.  his  description  of  it  at  the 
close  of  the  eighteenth  book  of  his  autobiography.) 
The  person  referred  to  at  the  end  of  each  stanza  is 
Wilhelm  Meister,  the  hero  of  the  novel.  26.  Vischer, 
in  his  novel  Auch  Einer  (vol.  i.  p.  79)  makes  one  of 
his  characters  say  :  "  SBiffen  ©iC/  h>o  bie  ©c^on'^ett  liegt  in 
bem  3}erd  ,  Sd  fliirjt  ber  %t\i  unb  itkr  K^v.  bie  glut '  ?  ®ar  nti^t 
blod  im  ^lang  ber  SJofale  unb  5?onfonantcn,  unb  ntc^t  6Io^  im 
^raftflop  ber  etnf^fttgen  2Borter;  nein,  i^au^tfac^Iic^  in  ber  Ecifur, 
bie  SRitten  in  bad  2Bort ,  tikr '  fctflt.  2Bte  bie  SCoge  iiber  ben 
glatt  gef))iilten  iJeldblocf  rinnt,  fo  baiS  SBort  ubcr  ben  SJerd^Sin- 
fc()mtt."  Notice,  too,  that  all  words  are  monosyllables 
in  this  line  except  uber ;  a  powerful  staccato  move- 
ment is  thus  produced.  Beethoven's,  Thomas's,  and 
Liszt's  music  for  ]this  poem  has,  if  possible,  added 
to  its  fame. 

_  „Sfl'CUbbon  Itnil  letftUott."  Klarchen  sings  this 
song  in  the  third  act  of  Egmont.  In  1787  the 
drama  was  finished  in  the  form  in  which  we  now 
know  it,  so  that  these  lines  must  have  been  written 
before  that  time.     Beethoven  has  set  them  to  music- 


Hotes.  386 

4-  littngen  =  verlangen,  C^tnneruttg.  Written  not  later 
thanijSS.  ^orfenf^tclct  1.  Sung  by  the  partner  in  the 
ihiiteenth  chapter  of  the  second  book  of  Wilhelm 
Meiste-r .  It  is  uncertain  when  the  poem  was  written, 
rut  at  any  rate  not  later  than  1794.  Notice  the  re- 
markable similarity  between  this  poem  and  the  fol- 
lowing passage  in  Racine's  Thi!haidc :  "  Voila  de  ces 
grands  dieux  la  supreme  justice.  Jusques  au  bord  du 
crime  i'.s  conduisent  nos  pas.  lis  nous  le  font  com- 
mettre  et  ne  I'excusent  pas"  (in.  2).  See  Goethe-Jahr- 
buch,  XII.  p.  258.  Over  twenty  composers  have  set 
these  lines  to  music,  among  them  Liszt,  Schubert,  and 
Schumann.  §arfcnf^iclet  2.  Found  in  the  fourteenth 
chapter  of  the  fifth  book  of  Wilhelm  Meister  and 
sung  there  by  the  |)nrfner,  an  old  Italian  nobleman, 
half  crazed  by  sad  experiences,  who  turns  out  to  be 
Mignon's  father.  It  is  difficult  to  determine  when 
the  poem  was  written,  perhaps  in  1795.  More  than  a 
dozen  composers  have  written  music  for  these  verses, 
among  them  Schubert,  Schumann,  and  Rubinstein. 

IKo^e  teg  ©cHcbtcn.     Written  in  1795  and  sug- 

*  gested  by  a  poem,  similar  in  contents  and  in 
form,  by  a  lady  called  Friederike  Brun.  9[Ie|id  Unti 
Sota.  Among  the  poems  which  show  the  influence 
of  classical  ideals,  this  is  perhaps  the  most  perfect. 
The  lines  are  alternately  hexameters  and  pentameters. 
The  poem  was  written  in  1796. 

i3.    Alexis    knew    Dora    many    years    withoul 

*  paying  much  attention  to  her.  As  he  now 
thinks  of  the  time  when  he  used  to  see  her  daily,  he 
wonders  how  he  could  so  long  have  left  her  unno- 
ticed.    20.   %tx  ^tjftter,  a  minstrel. 

4.   He  now  thinks  of  the  time,   shortly  before 

*  his  departure  from  home,  when  he  confessed 
his  love  to  her.  7.  lite  iStuIttJC,  that  hour.  10.  The 
figures  of  the  mother  and  daughter  going  to  the 
temple  strike  one  as  German  rather  than  Greek. 


286  TXoits. 

3.  He  is  again  speaking  of  the  time  when  he 
'         was  getting  ready  to  go  on  board  ship. 

59.  22.  As  a  good  omen  from  Zeus. 

60.  21.   I.e.,  the  chain  she  asked  him  to  bring  her. 
19.   WLiile  he  is  picturing  to  himself  the  joys  of 

*  a  happy  home  with  Dora,  the  fear  lest  she 
should  forget  him  during  his  absence  suddenly  seizes 
him. 

U«      ^Cr  ^auberlc^rltnf).    Written  in  1797.     In  many 

*  stories  and  fairy-tales  we  find  that  a  magic 
formula  is  forgotten  by  the  person  who  used  it,  and 
that  this  person  is  destroyed  by  the  powers  he  can  no 
longer  control.  Goethe  used  Lucian's  "^iXoipevSrji," 
chapters  33-36. 

^„     ^ttg  asiiimlcin  aSunfterfc^bit.    Written  in  1798. 

This  ballad  breathes  the  spirit  of  popular 
poetry,  and  was  probably  suggested  to  Goethe  by  a 
story  in  Tschudi's  Chronicon  Helveticum,  according 
to  which  Count  Johann  von  Habsburg-Rapperswyl, 
while  imprisoned  in  a  dungeon  near  Zurich  in  1350, 
sang  a  song  beginning  3it  wetp  etn  blawe^  33Utmcletn. 
The  song  itself  was  unknown  to  Goethe  [cf.  Uhland's 
Alte  hock-  find  niederdeutsche  Volkslieder,  Stuttgart 
und  Tubingen,  1844-5,  vol.  i.  p.  108].  Flowers  play 
a  great  part  in  popular  poetry.  They  are  used  as 
emblems  of  different  virtues  ;  e.g.,  the  lily  is  the 
emblem  of  purity,  etc.  Cf.  Uhland's  remarks  on  the 
flowers  in  the  Volkslicd  [vol.  iii.  p.  416  of  his  Schrif- 
ten  znr  Gcschichte  dcr  Dichtung  und  Sage,  Stuttgart, 
1866.]  In  the  Volkslied,  many  symbolical  names  for 
flowers,  like  3?crgtBmetn«tdn,  are  found.  Cf.  Uhland, 
p.  437,  on  the  Vergissmeinnicht  ;  its  blue  is  symbolical 
of  fidelity,  and  its  name  reminds  the  lover  of  his 
beloved. 

SonettC.     Goethe's  love-sonnets  were  written  in 

1807  and  1808.     He   never  wrote  sonnets  in 

large  numbers.     The  sonnet  is  an  importation  from 

the  Romance  literatures,  but,  as  in  English  literature, 


notes.  287 

it  found  great  masters  in  German  literature,  e.g., 
Biirger,  A.  W.  Schlegel,  Riickert,  Platen.  The  son- 
nets given  here  were  inspired  by  Goethe's  love  for 
Wilhelmine  Herzlieb,  a  young  girl  whose  influence 
on  him  is  felt  particularly  in  his  novel  Die  Wahlver- 

-vandtschaften.    ^tc  Stebeitbe  fc^rcibt.    i8.  cr  Hcbt  \tx 

in  bicff   StiUc,    his    love    reaches    me    in  my  seclusion. 
This  sonnet   has  been  set  to  music  by  Mendelssohn, 
by  Schubert,  and  by  Brahms. 
^_      @efunl)en.    Written  in  1813.     In  1788,  soon  after 

his  return  from  Italy,  a  young  girl,  Christiane 
Vulpius,  came  to  Goethe  with  a  petition  ;  he  was  so 
fascinated  with  her  that  he  took  her  and  her  relatives 
into  his  house  and  later  married  her.  22.  fiir  ttll^ 
l^in  =  »or  mtc^  bin. 
y         .«US    lltin    „  aSefi-OflU^Cn    ^itJOn."       Goethe's 

studies  in  Oriental  literatures  and  his  West- 
Ostliche  Divan  (a  large  collection  of  poems,  German 
in  spirit,  though  Oriental  in  tone)  opened  a  new  fiela 
to  German  literature.  Platen,  Riickert,  and  Boden- 
stedt  are  Goethe's  imitators  in  this  type  of  poetry. 
How  catholic  Goethe's  interests  were  is  shown  by  the 
fact  that,  after  studying  the  different  phases  of  Euro- 
pean civilization,  he  plunged  into  the  culture  of  the 
East.  Significantly  enough,  most  of  these  rosy  poems 
v/ere  composed  in  the  years  1814  and  1815  when 
politics  were  absorbing  public  interest.  Their  airi- 
ness and  serenity  contrast  remarkably  with  t'le 
gloom  of  those  years.  These  poems  were  published 
in  1819,  but  some  were  added  later.  The  sunny  calm- 
ness of  the  Persian  poet  Hafis  (flourished  in  the 
fourteenth  century),  a  translation  of  whose  works 
by  Hammer  he  read  in  1813,  was  irresistibly  fascinat- 
ing to  Goethe  in  those  days  of  intense  public  excite- 
ment, and  he  determined  to  reproduce  the  tenor  of 
his  poetry  in  German.  [Bodenstedt  has  translated 
Hafis,  and  in  the  Cosmopolitan  for  February,  1894,  a 
f«w   of   Hafis'   verses  done  into   English  by   Edwin 


288  notes. 

Arnold  may  be  found.]  Goethe  had  been  acquainted 
with  Oriental,  especially  with  Hebrew,  poetry  all  his 
life,  but  never  before  had  made  a  profound  study  of 
it.  The  Divan  owes  its  peculiar  character  largely 
to  Oriental  influences,  but  love  added  an  import- 
ant element  of  inspiration.  This  time  it  was 
Marianne  von  Willemer  who  inflamed  the  heart  of 
the  poet.  She  was  herself  possessed  of  exceptiona! 
poetical  talent.  Investigation  has  shown  that  she 
wrote  some  of  the  finest  poems  of  the  Divan — notably 
the  verses  beginning  9l(^,  urn  beine  fcuc^ten  ©c^Wingen 
{Buck  Sulcika,  No.  42).  She  is  the  Suleifa  of  the 
Divan.  X)i»an  means  a  collection  of  writings,  espe- 
cially poems.  SefebUf^.  13-  SBunlJerli^M/  ^^ost  re- 
markable (not  tnost  curious);  we  should  expect  ttJitttber'* 
barfteg.  23.  Dtifami  flourished  in  the  sixteenth  century. 
27.  9Ki(^  ntt(^Ju6iW»Cn,  mi^JUbtlDen,  a  splendid  review 
of  his  development  since  the  feverish  days  of  the 
"Sturm  und  Drang." 

yo  Sru^Iittfi  iificrg  3a^t.  Written  in  1816.  The 
title  is  utterly  inappropriate  ;  it  has  been 
explained  as  meaning  Stu^Iing  iikr  bad  gan^c  Sa^r,  spring 
all  the  year  round,  hwX.  that  is  violating  language  for 
the  sake  of  a  theory. 

2.  floljicrcn    does    not    go  with   SJeilc^Ctt  (1.  4). 

*  Some  words  like  ftnb  auc^  ba  must  be  under- 
stood with  35eilc^en.  7.  rcgt,  supply  ftc^.  SBette  2BcU 
Ultb  fircitcg  SeBcn.  Written  in  1817.  Always  printed 
as  the  motto  for  a  group  of  poems  entitled  Gott  und 
Welt. 

S3f flCtficrunfl.     Printed  for  the  first  time  in  the 

•  Studgak  letter  $anb,  1827. 

^obann  Cbrlstopb  jfricDrfcb  von  Scbiller. 

Born  November  10,  1759,  in  Marbach,  Wurtemberg, 
was  the  son  of  an  officer  in  the  Wurtemberg  army. 
His  father  was  of  humble  descent  and  had  worked 
his  way  up  in  the  world  by  his  own  hard  efforts.     In 


Hotes.  289 

1773  young  Schiller  entered  an  academy  founded  by 
Charles  Eugene,  Duke  of  Wiirtemberg,  to  which  the 
latter  forced  his  officers  to  send  their  sons.  In  1780 
Schiller  entered  the  army  as  surgeon.  By  that  time 
h2  had  already  finished  his  first  drama  Die  Rduber. 
Unfortunately  he  made  himself  offensive  to  the  duke 
by  his  tragedy  and  was  forbidden  to  write  any  more 
plays.  In  his  distress  he  ran  away,  and  escaped  to 
Mannheim  in  1782.  Now  followed  years  of  a  roaming 
and  unsatisfactory  life.  For  some  time  he  lived  near 
Leipzig,  then  with  his  friend  Korner  near  Dresden. 
At  last  Goethe,  who  met  him  in  1788,  procured  for 
him  in  1789  a  position  as  Professor  of  History  in  the 
University  of  Jena.  Although  Goethe  and  Schiller 
were  now  neighbors,  their  ideas  differed  so  much 
that  for  several  years  they  saw  very  little  of  each 
other.  At  last,  in  1794,  the  two  men  were  brought 
more  closely  together  by  the  many  interests  they  had 
in  common,  and  there  sprang  up  between  them  a 
close  friendship,  lasting  until  Schiller's  sudden  death 
in  1805.  This  friendship  is  one  of  the  most  important 
in  the  history  of  literature,  as  it  stimulated  both  men 
to  do  some  of  their  best  work.  Schiller  lacks  that 
supreme  sense  of  beauty  which  characterizes  Goethe, 
but  the  harshness  of  his  life  developed  his  native 
strength  and  energy  without  crushing  his  idealism. 
Hence,  while  Goethe's  works  are  soothing,  Schiller's 
are  stirring.  Schiller  was  essentially  a  dramatist, 
but  he  also  must  be  ranked  among  the  greatest 
masters  of  the  ballad.  His  plays  are:  Die  Rduber 
(1781),  Fiesco  (1783),  Kabale  und  Liebe  (1784),  Don  Kar- 
los  (1787),  Wallensteins  Lager  (1798),  Die  Piccolomini 
(1799),  Wallensteins  Tod  (1799),  Maria  Stuart  (1800), 
Die  Jung frau  von  Orleans  (1801),  Die  Braut  von  Mes' 
«■««  (1803),   Wilhelm  Tell  {l%0^). 

y .      JitC  ®d)l0^t.     Written  in  1781.     6.  ®inc  9Bcttcr» 
tODlfe,  in  apposition  with  ber  3Rarf(^  in  the  next 
line.     27.  @ott  BcjO^lcn,  farewell. 

I.  fICUgt,  obsolete  for  fltegt.  SBcttcrleui^t,  light- 
*  ning.  7.  tOOgt  ft(^,  generally  without  the 
reflexive.  ir.  ^elotoit,  small  body  of  soldiers,  a 
platoon.  15.  5(uf  SBormanng  9{um|ife.  IRumpfe  may  be 
taken  as  ace.  pi.  (and  SJormann  in  a  collective  sense), 
or  as  dat.  sing.,  loosely  used,  as  elsewhere  in  Schiller, 
for  the  accusative  after  auf. 


890  notes. 

5.  fttOtn^ft,    lit.    stamps,  refers  to  the  noise  of 

*  the  galloping  horses.  16.  getlUebenetl/  killed. 
%\t  3^C0lC.  Written  in  1795.  This  poem  is  impor- 
tant as  an  expression  of  Schiller's  "  Sffieltonfcfjauung." 
The  disappointments  of  life  do  not  make  him  despair; 
friendship  and  work  save  him.  In  a  letter  to  W.  von 
Humboldt  (September  7,  1795)  SchiUer  points  out 
that  the  absence  of  force  and  fire  which  Humboldt 
had  objected  to  in  these  verses  is  precisely  what  makes 
them  what  they  are  meant  to  be,  viz.  a  deep-felt 
plaint.  18.  %Vi  refers  to  "D  metned  Sebend  golbne  3ett" 
in  1.  6. 

yy     3-  ^ct  rttu^cn  SBirflic^Ieit  jum  9tau!ic,  victims  of 

harsh  reality.  20.  Supply  some  word  like 
wfiittt  before  »on.  Even  inanimate  objects  began  to  feel, 
roused  by  the  expression  of  my  rapture  (lit.,  the  echo  of 
my  life).  21,  22.  fretfetttl.  There  is  a  word  fretgcn, 
vci&2,xi\v\.^  to  give  birth  to,  which  from  its  resemblance 
to  freifen,  to  circle  about,  is  sometimes  confused  with 
the  latter.  So  here  Schiller  thinks  of  both  in  using 
treifenb.  Furthermore,  in  this  passage,  the  original 
meaning  of  treifen,  to  bear,  changes  over  into  that  of 
to  desire  to  be  born  (Grimm).  In  translating,  repetition 
may  be  avoided  and  the  idea  of  wishi^ig  to  be  born  con- 
tained in  Iretfenb  may  be  indicated  by  rendering  ©treben 
by  throes  and  leaving  ^erau^jutrcten  in  line  23  untrans- 
lated, thus  :  A  sphering  universe  shook  my  poor  frame 
•with  mighty  throes,  to  burst  forth  into  life,  etc. 
lye  8.  93eg(citung,  company,  made  up  of  £iek,  ®IU(I» 
^^'  9?u^m,  2Ba^r|eit. 
79.     II.   St^Ul)),  here  debt. 

„^     SBitrbe  bcr  ^rauett.    Written  in  1795.    31.  fter 

^CQt^C.    The  Scythians,  noted  for  their  fierce- 
ness, are  here  taken  as  types  of  brute  force  ;  the  Per- 
sians stand  for  nations  which  from  lack  of  warlike 
qualities  are  mercilessly  subjected  by  hardier  tribes. 
„-       3.   6ri8,  Discord.     4.  6^||art$,  Grace.     Notice  the 

*  skill  displayed  in  the  use  of  different  meters- 


ZTotcs.  291 

The  lines  in  which  woman  is  characterized  are 
composed  of  the  more  graceful  dactyls  ;  those  in 
which  the  fierceness  of  men  is  described,  of  ponderous 
trochees,  tit  Xcilung  iier  (Srlie.  Written  in  1795. 
18.  ^VlXitiX,  young  nodleman.  20.  %'\XXlt)XM\n,  old  wifte. 
Goethe  thought  the  part  of  the  poet  "  ganj  allerliebil, 
tca^r,  treffcnb  uub  trijftlicf)."  ^ie  Jtuet  ^Unen&toege.  Writ- 
ten in  1795.    $o§  SWalK^cn  ou§  iicr  Sremtie.    Written 

1796,  published  the  next  year.  The  strange  young 
girl  personifies  poetry.  SSotttl^Xafctn.  The  following 
selections  are  taken  from  a  set  of  poems  of  a  didactic 
or  reflective  nature  written  in  1796.  ttX  ^ttltbfl^U^. 
Written  in  1797.  The  subject  is  taken  from  S.  Foix's 
Essay  sur  Paris  (4th  edit.,  1766).  The  incident  is  told 
there  as  having  happened  in  the  presence  of  King 
Francis  I,  of  France.  See  Browning's  The  Glove. 
„_       24.    I'cun   -  Sowen.      32.     gttJinflCr,   arena.     %\t 

ftranil^C  iJeS  ^tll)fu§.  Written  in  1797.  One 
of  the  most  dramatic  of  Schiller's  ballads.  The  sub- 
ject also  attracted  Goethe  and  he  at  one  time  thought 
of  using  it  for  a  ballad.  The  lexicographer  Suidas 
mentions  a  story  according  to  which  the  cithern- 
player  Ibykus  from  Rhegium  was  murdered  in  a 
lonely  spot,  just  as  some  cranes  flew  by.  The  dying 
man  called  on  them  to  avenge  his  death.  Later, 
when  the  murderers  were  in  the  city  and  some  cranes 
happened  to  fly  past,  the  men  whispered  to  each 
other,  "  The  avengers  of  Ibykus."  These  words  were 
caught  up  by  a  by-stander  and  the  men  were  pun- 
ished. Other  ancient  writers,  e.g.  Plutarchi  men- 
tion the  same  story  with  different  details.  See 
Goethe's  letters  to  Schiller  written  August  22  and 
23,  1797,  in  which  he  sets  forth  his  ideas  as  to  how 
the  subject  should  be  treated.  Schiller  followed 
many  of  these  suggestions. 
87.     21.    SPubrit,  vU'lains. 

II.  ^pr^tflJtflt,  the  highest  magistrate  in  certain 

ancient  Greek  republics. 


292  rtoUs. 

gjv      9-  2ftefcu5'  (Stobt,  Athens.     19.  The  spectatoi 

spell-bound  by  the  magic  of  what  they  see 
and  hear,  think  they  behold  an  apparition.  31.  Many 
words  in  this  and  the  following  stanzas  were  sug- 
gested to  Schiller  by  W.  von  Humboldt's  translation 
of  ^schylus'  Eumenides.  Some  passages  are  almost 
identical  in  both. 

24.  }\x^  ni^Xitxi^,  ^i'^-,  flash-like  a  suspicion  crosses 
the  minds  of  all.  ^cr  JoU^et.  Written  in 
1797.  Perhaps  Goethe  drew  Schiller's  attention  to 
the  story  of  the  famous  diver  Nicholas  the  Fish  who 
during  the  reign  of  Frederick  (II.  1218-50  ?)  performed 
feats  of  swimming  in  Sicily,  and  ultimately  was 
drowned  in  the  whirlpool  of  Charybdis.  Schiller 
changed  the  story  and  gave  it  a  chivalric  cast  by 
making  the  youth  die  in  order  to  win  the  king's 
daughter  ;  according  to  Schiller's  source  (Anathasius 
Kircher's  Mundus  Stibterraneus,  1678)  the  diver  per- 
ished exhibiting  his  skill  for  gold. 

7.   This  remarkable  description,  much  admired 

*  by  Goethe,  was  suggested  (as  Schiller  himself 
wrote  to  Goethe  on  the  6th  of  October,  1797)  by  Homer's 
description  oiCharyhAxs  {Odyssey,  xil.  237  seq.),  and  by 
— a  mill!  30.  @8,  the  water  sucked  down  by  Charybdis. 
_         4-   fieliifict   tnt^,    supply    eg,    /  desire,    long  for. 

22.  ti  here  conveys  an  indefiniteness  which 
exactly  suits  the  idea. 

__     15-  Ouett,  current.     26.   ^lut^umer  t5i»('Crnig. 

In  a  letter  to  his  friend  Korner  (July  21, 
1797)  Schiller  justified  the  adjective  purpurn  on  the 
ground  that  "  ber  2:aud)cr  ftc'^t  wivflid)  unter  bcr  ©la^glorfc 
ble  Cic^ter  grun  unb  bie  ©(fatten  jjurpurfarkn." 

9.   ZtiX\Mn,  monsters.     13.   ^rod)'5,  the  e^  may  be 

*  rendered  by  something.  19.  f^tcr,  almost.  A 
very  weak  word  in  this  connection.  28.  @U^,  ethi- 
cal dat. 

15.   flip's,    here    the    e^    means    somebody.       The 

*  story  of  the  diver  occurs  in  different  forms  in 


Hotes.  298 

the  popular  poetry  of  many  nations.  A  French 
poem  dealing  with  the  story  was  translated  by 
Uhland  as  Die  Konigstochter.  For  valuable  in- 
formation on  the  subject  see  Ullrich,  Die  Taucher- 
Sage  in  ihrer  litterarischen  und  volksthUmlichen  Ent- 
wickelung.  Archiv  fiir  Litteraturgesch.,  XIV.  p  69. 
Cf.  Crane,  Chansons  poptilaires  de  la  France,  p.  24. 
It  should  be  noticed  that  in  the  popular  ballads,  as  in 
Schiller,  the  youth  undertakes  the  feat  from  love. 
aSrcitC  Unb  l^iefC.  Written  in  1797.  §offnung.  Writ- 
ten in  1797  or  '98.  Like  Die  Ideale  these  lines  strike 
the  keynote  of  Schiller's  temperament.  %tx  £atn|lf 
mtt  iem  ^ra^en.  Written  in  1798.  Schiller  found 
the  story  of  this  ballad  in  Vertot  d'Auboeuf's  His- 
toire  des  chevaliers  de  Fordre  de  Malte.  In  that  work 
the  hero  is  called  Dieudonne  de  Gozon,  a  Proven5al 
knight  who  lived  during  the  rule  of  the  grand-master 
Helion  de  Villeneuve  (1323-1346).  Schiller  got  all 
important  details  from  that  book. 

19.   %\t  gjitter  bee  3|litoIS,  in   apposition  with 

Crben  in  the  preceding  line. 
100.     2.   getfton,  acted. 
104.     12.   begabcn^  bring  offerings  to. 

10.   fd)lagen  —  on,  begin  to  bark.     32.   |e$0,  ob- 
solete for  ict-t.  tottr'l  um  mttJ)  ()ef^el|en,  /  was 
undone  (cf.  Goethe's  Fischer,  "ba  war^^  um  i^n  gefc^e^n"). 

15.  ©efrbfc,  entrails.  In  this  ballad  and  in  the 
*  Diver,  Schiller  has  portrayed  the  spirit  of 
chivalry  which  lends  an  indescribable  charm  to  cer- 
tain periods  of  the  Middle  Ages — that  spirit  which 
Scott,  among  English  writers,  has  best  known  how 
to  interpret.  J)o8  iJicb  tion  ilCt  ©lotfe.  Finished  in 
1799,  but  conceived  some  time  before  that.  In  1797 
Schiller  wrote  several  times  to  Goethe  about  "  mcin 
(Mlotfeni^tcjjerlicb,"  and  said  it  was  no  small  task  to  finish 
it.  And,  indeed,  it  is  the  most  comprehensive  and 
the  profoundest  of  Schiller's  poems.  Each  stage  of 
he  process  of  founding  suggests  remarks  on  life  and 


394  ITotcs. 

men.  Particular  attention  should  be  paid  to  the 
meter  throughout.  The  technical  details  dealing 
with  the  founding  of  bells  Schiller  got  from  Kriinitz's 
Encyclopedia  published  in  1780.  Motto  :  /  call  the 
living.  I  mourn  the  dead.  I  break  the  lightnifig.  Bells, 
being  consecrated,  were  believed  to  disperse  storms 
and  pestilence,  drive  away  devils,  and  extinguish 
fire.  In  France  it  is  said  to  be  no  unusual  thing  even 
at  the  present  day  to  ring  church-bells,  in  order  to 
ward  off  the  effects  of  lightning  (cf.  Brewer,  Diction- 
ary of  Phrase  and  Fable,  p.  80,  and  especially  Ersch 
und  Gruber,  Encyklopaedie,  "joster  Theil,  p.  80). 

9,  10.  Near  the  furnace,  a  pit  is  made  which 
contains  the  mould.  15.  2Rcifitcr,  the  work- 
man who  has  finished  his  term  of  apprenticeship. 
32.  <S^ttia((^,  opening  in  the  partition-wall  of  a  bell- 
founder's  furnace,  by  which  the  flame  goes  in  upon 
the  melting  metal.     (Fliigel.) 

5-  beS  ^OmmC§  ticfer  ©rulic,  the  pit  in  which 
•  the  mould  stands.  7.  @(otfcn^ube,  belfry. 
15.  ^ronc,  the  bell.  16.  fitnfjt  =  fttngcn  Icipt.  This  use 
is  rare.      19.    ^S'l^ivS^l,  potash,  soda. 

12.  9iet^n  =  S^ctiicn,  dance.  Here,  however, 
Wilbcn  5Rct6n  might  be  rendered  by  roistering 
company.  23.  ^feiffll.  According  to  Schiller's  author- 
ity, Krlinitz,  there  are  openings  in  the  vault  of  the 
oven,  to  admit  the  air.  These  Kriinitz  calls  "  SBinb* 
^jfeifen,"  and  he  says  that  when  they  become  yellow 
(not  brown,  as  Schiller  has  it  on  account  of  the 
rhyme)  the  workmen  know  that  the  metal  has  grown 
sufhcientl}'  fluid.  Thereupon  they  must  find  out 
whether  it  contains  the  right  proportion  of  tin  and 
copper.  For  that  purpose  they  pour  some  of  the 
mixture  into  a  hollow  stone  and  allow  it  to  grow 
cold.  If,  on  being  fractured,  the  sample  shows  inden- 
tations of  moderate  size  (cf.  p.  112, 1.  24,  "  fd)onge^arfct  tfl 
ber  SBntd)"),  the  proportion  is  satisfactory.  That  is 
the  "gute  3eid)cn"  spoken  of  in  1.  30. 


notes.  295 

111.     22.   toetten,  not  bet,  but  risk. 

12.  6er  ^foften  ragenlie  93iiume,  the  poles  which 

stand  in  the  middle  of  haystacks.  24.  Cf. 
p.  no,  1.  30and  note.  93rU(I),  the  piecesof  the  fractured 
sample.  29.  fteS  §enfel0  930gCI1,  the  arches  of  the 
handles.  Bells  are  no  longer  cast  with  such  handles, 
31.   Note  the  alliterations  all  through  this  stanza. 

27.   5tiJf'  used  to  designate  any  straight  line, 

such  as  a  line  of  written  or  printed  words, 
and  often,  too,  a  long  row  of  houses. 
115.     22.  ^iint,  transitive,  like  flingt,  p.  log,  1.  16. 

12.   ajlofl  ftd)  jeJjCr  giitUd)  l^Un,  let  every  one  take 

his  ease.  15.  Surf^,  apprentice,  bie  35ef|JCr, 
the  bell  for  vespers,  the  evening  bell.  17-24.  Cf.  Gray's 
Elegy  : 

"  The  curfew  tolls  the  knell  of  parting  day, 
The  lowing  herd  winds  slowly  o'er  the  lea, 
The  plowman  homeward  plods  his  weary  way 
And  leaves  the  world  to  darkness  and  to  me." 

117.    19.  reflcn,  supply  fid). 

10.  bal  @e6dutie,  the  mould.  18.  This  and  the 
'  two  following  stanzas  were  inspired  by  the 
horrors  of  the  French  Revolution.  Many  prominent 
Germans,  among  them  Schiller  and  Klopstock,  at 
first  hailed  the  Revolution  with  delight,  but  later 
turned  from  it  in  disgust. 

17.  yeu,  poetical  for  Sijwe.     21.  l)em  (SlotgMtn: 

*         ifll,  i.e.  the  mob  (the  word  is  neuter  here). 

29.   ^elltl/    the    upper    part  of  the   bell.      ^rott),   the 

lower  ridge.     31.   Sd)tlt)Ct/  the  quarters  of  the  coat  of 

arms  on  the  bell.     32.   JBililCr,  rare  for  ©ilbner. 

2.  jReillfn,  here  rm/r.    16.  ftoS  bcfriinjtc  3«>iir. 

"  '  Schiller  speaks  of  the  year  as  wreathed,  like 
ihe  Hours  and  the  Seasons.  (We  are  indebted  for 
some  valuable  details  to  Otis's  careful  edition  of  this 
poem.)  ti\t  CFrmartuttfl.  This  poem  (published  in  1800, 
conceived   several  years  before)  is  Schiller's  lyrical 


296  rtotes. 

masterpiece.  The  scene  is  laid  in  some  southern 
country.  The  choice  of  meters  is  very  felicitous  ; 
notice  the  difference  in  the  metrical  movement  of  the 
first  two  and  the  last  two  lines  in  each  of  the  shorter 
stanzas  (expressive  of  expectation  and  subsequent 
disappointment),  and  again  contrast  the  long  stanzas 
(contemplative  or  descriptive)  with  those  shorter  ones. 
13-  <Siimti(i)eUn\it,  caressing  zep/tj/rs.  24.  Uot* 
'         f^inn  un§,  etc.,  wrap  us  in  a  7vefi  of  mystic 

boughs.    26.  unbef^cttinen,  intrusive.    27.  §cf^er,  the 

evening  star,  ber  bPtfc^tDtCQene,  the  discreet  one. 
tcks\  5*  2Rctlt  Ci^t/  etc.,  a  sea  of  hartnonies  Jloods  my 
ear.  9.  tOtnft.  The  verb  is  taken  with  each 
of  the  subjects  separately  and  hence  is  used  in  the 
singular.  ^ftrf(t)C  =  3)firrtc()e.  The  grape  and  the  peach 
lure  to  enjoyment,  peering  in  luxurious  plumpness  from 
behind  the  leaves.  28.  ^ap^toattb.  2)er  SaxuSbaum  is 
the  yew. 

I.  Notice  the  change  in  meter.  %tx  @rof  UOtt 
$aB0Bur0.  Written  in  1803.  Tschudi's 
Chronicon  Helveticum  (used  by  Schiller  for  Wilhelm 
Tell  and  by  Goethe  for  Das  Blumlein  Wunderschon) 
furnished  Schiller  the  story  of  this  ballad.  In 
Tschudi,  however,  the  priest  became  the  chaplain  of 
the  Archbishop  of  Mentz  anddrew  his  master's  atten- 
tion to  Rudolf.  Furthermore,  according  to  Tschudi, 
not  the  priest,  but  a  "  felige  getflUc^e  Elofler^'SroW  [^rau]" 
prophesied  great  prosperity  to  Rudolf  and  his  de- 
scendants in  return  for  his  generosity.  After  many 
years  of  chaos  (the  "  faifertofe,  bte  fcfirecflid^e  Sett,"  p.  123, 
1.  24),  Rudolf  von  Habsburg  was  elected  King  of  Ger- 
many in  1273.  14.  beg  ^ledcnben  SBetng,  partitive 
genitive.  In  prose  the  ace.  is  used.  15.  bte  9S3(i^let. 
The  German  kings  were  chosen  by  seven  prince- 
electors. 

24.  bie    flldiften   ©ef^Ici^ter,  i.e.   the  descend- 
ants of  those  daughters.    Supply  (£uc^  before 
glcinjen.    68  liii^eU  bet  @ee.    Sung  by  a  young  fisher- 


Hotcs.  297 

man  at  the  beginning  of  Wilhelm  Tell  (cf.  Goethe's 
Der  Fischer).  The  play  was  written  in  1803  and 
1804. 

J'rieDrtcb  von  /Ibattbiseon. 

1761-1831. 

His  poems  are  characterized  by  grace  and  sadness, 
but  laclc  every  kind  of  force.  He  shows  rather  un- 
usual powers  of  description. 

24.  C^lQftum.     ^fqdjC,  the   Soul,   drinks  obliv- 
ion from  Lethe  before  entering  the  blessed 
realms  of  Elysium. 

19-    ^ag  9?0(^tilii(f  =  bie  5«a(fttfeite,  the  sad  part 

'         of  her  life  as   contrasted   with  the    life    of 

bliss  which  she  is  henceforth  to  lead.     32.   9(n(l&^0: 

XMXit,  a  surname  given  to  Aphrodite  in  allusion  to 

her  being  born  of  the  foam  of  the  sea. 

10.  @^nt^ta.  Artemis  (or  Cynthia),  the  goddess 

*  of  hunting  and  of  the  moon,  fell  in  love  with 
the  handsome  youth  Endymion  while  he  was  slum- 
bering in  a  cave  of  Mount  Latmos. 

5obann  (5auDen3  von  Sali6*Sccwi5. 

I 762-1 834. 

A  descriptive  poet  like  Matthisson. 

4-    IbcniibiUJer.     '^t^tXtm,  festal  music.    5. 

^VXtX,  mowers.     \^.  ^ZX  9t\tV\^,  the  plover. 

/Borit3  arnOt. 
1 769-1 860. 

His  bold  utterances  against  the  French  rule  in 
Germany  at  the  beginning  of  the  century  forced  him 
for  several  years  to  make  his  home  in  foreign  coun- 
tries. Later  his  stirring  writings  in  prose  and  verse 
did  much  to  rouse  the  German  nation  against  Napo- 
leonic supremacy. 

21.    Q3aterlant)gltrb.     Cube,  knave.     23.  ^er» 

*  tnanndf(^ia(^t.  Hermann,  a  German  chief, 
defeated  the  Roman  troops  under  Varus  in  9  A.D.  in 


298  Hotes. 

the    Teutoburg    Forest.      This   poem   is   a   popular 

student-song  (Connnershuch,  No.  I2). 

It2      ^^'   ®^'*^'"   ^"t'    i«t)?     CttilunB,    summons.     26. 

*         <Sl^CtteI,  generally  masc. 
133.     15.   ®t\^tX%ti\X,t/ie  demesne  of  spirits. 

•Rarl  ^bcoDor  "Corner. 

1791-1813. 

His  unmistakable  talent,  especially  for  the  drama, 
and  his  early  death  as  a  volunteer  in  the  cause  of 
national  freedom  have  made  him  a  favorite  with  the 
German  people. 

!^U$0)t)S  tnittlC  Soflll  was  a  corps  of  volunteers  or- 
ganized in  1813  against  Napoleon  under  the  leader- 
ship of  Adolph  von  Liitzow.  The  uniform  of  these 
volunteers  was  black  as  a  sign  of  mourning  for  the 
national  disasters.  Korner  became  Liitzow's  adju- 
tant. The  poem  has  been  set  to  music  by  Weber, 
©ebet  tnd^renb  bcr  Sl^Ioc^t.  Set  to  music  by  Schubert 
and  by  Weber. 

/Ibajimllian  <3ottfrie&  von  ScbenftenDort. 

1783-1819. 

Conspicuous  for  his  spirited  verses  inspired  by  the 
struggle  against  Napoleon. 

^ttS  fiicb  tJOm  9Il^etn.  The  left  bank  of  the  Rhine 
was  made  a  part  of  the  French  territory  in  1795  and 
was  not  restored  until  1814. 

19.  Slut  =  ?Wann.  The  hero  referred  to  is 
Siegfried,  the  principal  figure  of  the  Nibe- 
lungenlied,  who  was  treacherously  murdered  by 
Hagen  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  Rhine.  Siegfried, 
famous  for  his  valor  and  gentleness,  is  made  the 
embodiment  of  German  virtues.  26.  Siegfried  was 
killed,  partly  because  his  murderers  coveted  an  im- 
mense treasure,  the  "  9f  i0elun(^en='§»crt,"  which  was  in 
his  possession.  This  treasure  was  later  sunk  in  the 
Rhine.  The  poem  has  become  a  student-song  (see 
Commersbuch,  No,  29). 


notes.  299 

3fr(e&ricb  IRuchert. 

1788-1866. 

Was  for  a  long  time  professor  of  Oriental  lan- 
guages, first  at  the  University  of  Erlangen,  and 
afterwards  in  Berlin.  Riickert  was  one  of  the  great- 
est masters  of  the  German  language.  He  followed 
the  path  pointed  out  by  Goethe  in  his  West-Ostliche 
Divan  and  imitated  Oriental  poetry  with  marked 
success.  The  tenderness,  unmarred  by  morbidness, 
of  some  of  his  lyrics  is  profound;  about  them  hovers 
an  exquisite  and  indescribable  perfume. 

%vA  Ben  „  (^c^arntf^tcn  Sonettcn."    Ruckert  wrote 

sixty-seven  sonnets,  called  Geharnischte  Sonette,  as  a 
proof  of  his  interest  in  the  struggle  of  the  German 
people  against  Napoleon,  sickness  preventing  him 
from  joining  the  volunteers.  Most  of  these  sonnets 
were  written  in  1813.  They  are  full  of  spirit  and 
originality,   and  sketch  the  whole  course  of  the  war. 

2.  93$a(^a((a,  the  hall  to  which  the  ancient 
*  Germans  believed  brave  warriors  went  after 
death.  7.  01l8.:^efrifj^en,  obsolescent  for  auggefrctfc^t. 
9tu8  „?tflne8'  totcnfcicr."  The  sonnets  entitled 
Agnes  Totcnfeier  are  a  part  of  a  series  of  poems  the 
subject  of  which  is  a  young  girl  (Agnes  Miiller)  with 
whom  Riickert  was  in  love  and  who  died.  3tu8  ftcit 
,,  2icilittnen."  Riickert  wrote  one  hundred  poems 
entitled  Sizilianen  (a  part  of  a  larger  collection  called 
Italienische  Gedichte)  which  are  the  result  of  his 
studies  in  Italian  literature. 

15-  i^eHer  9JeiD,  pure  envy  (cf.  "^ette  S^rdnen" 
in  Hfilty's  "  Elegie,"  p.  15,  1.  28.)  «u8  ben 
„Cf}I(C^en  9J0fen."  The  Ostliche  Rosen,  a  series  of 
poems  with  oriental  coloring,  arc  the  product  of 
Riickert's  studies  in  Eastern  literatures,  and  owe 
their  existence  to  the  stimulus  he  derived  from 
Goethe's  West -Ostliche  Divan.  They  illustrate 
Riickert's  exceptional  power  over  language.  Robert 
Schumann  set  several  of  them  to  music. 


300  notes. 

143     ®*"  ®^^^  ""  ^^^  Cnlferntc,  l.  15  and  1.  16. 

Similarly  Petrarch  speaks  of  Laura's  eyes 
as  "those  twin  lights,  which  made  the  storm  and 
blackness  of  my  days  one  beautiful  serene"  ("que' 
duo  lumi,  che  quasi  un  bel  sereno  a  mezzo  '1  die  Fer 
le  tenebre  mie."     Canzone  in.  1.  43,  ed.  Scartazzini). 

17-  ®tt  Juft,  ber  tncine  Scele  f^icifct.     This  poem  is  a 

Ghasele  {ox  Gasele,  or  Gkasel,  or  Gasel),  i.e.  an  oriental 
form  of  verse  in  which  all  even  lines  rhyme  with  the 
first.  Platen  first  introduced  Ghaselen  into  German 
literature,  and  was  almost  immediately  followed  by 
Rtickert.  The  constant  recurrence  of  certain  words 
is  meant  to  emphasize  the  main  idea  of  the  poem. 
StuS  ttem  ,,  i^tebe^frit^Ung."  The  "  Llebesfrlihling"  is 
a  series  of  poems  (grouped  in  six  "®trdu|le")  in  which 
Riickert  tells  the  story  of  his  love  for  Louise  Wiet- 
haus-Fischer  from  their  first  meeting  to  their  mar- 
riage. Mastery  over  poetical  forms  and  delicacy 
characterize  these  poems.  Suftclcbctt.  Set  to  music 
by  Schumann. 

23.   grcimuniJ,  the  poet  himself.     9(u5  .,©^is 
**•"■*  "     The   Schi-King  (or  Ancient  Poems') 


is  a  collection  of  Chinese  popular  poems,  consisting 
of  305  pieces,  the  oldest  of  which  date  back  to  per- 
haps the  eighteenth  century  B.C.,  and  the  latest  to  the 
sixth  century  k.c.  Confucius  (550-478  B.C.)  is  said  by 
some  to  have  made  the  collection. 

au0U6t  MUbcIm  Scblegel. 

Born  in  Hanover  in  1767  and  died  as  Professor  in 
Bonn  in  1845.  He  and  his  brother  Friedrich  were 
the  founders  of  the  Romantic  school.  His  admirable 
translation  of  Shakespeare  has  made  the  English  poet 
a  German  classic.      Schlegel  was  alto  a  great  critic. 

!to8  S^tDttltCnlicl).  From  the  "  Toten-Opfer  fui 
Augusta  Bohmer,"  Schlegel's  stepdaughter  (died  in 
1800). 

8.  The  song  referred  to  is,  of  course,  Goethe's 
*  poem  V^r  Konig  in  Thule, 


notes.  301 


yrfeOricb  Scblcgcl, 

1772-1829. 

Brother  of  August  Wilhelm.  Is  famous  for  his 
lectures  on  the  history  of  literature  and  as  a  Sanscrit 
scholar. 

6^a(b(t0tt.  Calderon,  the  famous  Spanish  drama- 
tist, lived  from  1600  to  1681. 

XuDwig  tTiecfi. 

1773-1853- 

Together  with  the  Schlegels  was  the  most  promi- 
nent of  the  Romanticists,  and  one  of  the  most  prolific 
and  important  of  German  writers;  he  was  greater, 
however,  as  a  novelist  than  as  a  lyrical  poet. 

8.   ^ie  aWuflf.     fc^logt .  .  .  auf,  dreaks   out  into. 
*^"*  9.   \)^\tK\CiHXi,  glittering. 

151.    2.  %\t  !Slumen.    Sattenf^iele,  harps. 
IRovalis. 

Friedrich  von  Hardenberg  (known  as  Novalis)  was 
born  1772,  died  1801.  He  was  one  of  the  most 
characteristic  and  the  deepest  of  the  Romanticists. 

XuDwtg  Bcbim  von  Brnim. 

1781-1831. 

A  true  Romanticist,  full  of  poetical  intuitions,  but 
with  an  imperfect  sense  of  artistic  proportion.  He 
and  Brentano  made  themselves  immortal  by  publish- 
ing a  collection  of  Volkslieder,  which  they  called  Des 
Knaben  Wunderhorn  (1806-8). 

l!te(eSg(U(f.  From  Arnim's  novel  Armut,  Reich- 
turn,  Schuld  titid  Busse  der  Grdfin  Dolores  (section  I. 
chapter  7,  ed.  of  1840). 

1 53      ^'   ^'"^  ^^  "^^^  ^^  gcftflC^en,  how  blissful  has  my 
life  become. 


808  Ztotes. 

Clemens  asrentano. 

1778-1842. 

A  passionate  admirer  and  disciple  of  the  Romantic- 
school  men.  His  writings  show  poetical  sense,  but 
lack  maturity  and  proportion. 

14-  ^Cr  S^innerin  \iitt.  The  nightingale  plays  an 
important  part  in  popular  poetry,  of  which  Brentano 
was  so  devoted  an  admirer  ;  it  is  regarded  as  taking 
great  interest  in  human  affairs  :  lovers  make  it  their 
confidant,  and  it  is  supposed  by  its  song  profoundly 
to  influence  people  for  good  or  evil.  See  Uhland's 
admirable  treatise,  vol.  in.  of  his  Schriften,  p.  89. 
But  it  is  a  favorite  in  the  popular  poetry  not  only  of 
Germany,  but  also  of  Holland,  Denmark,  France, 
Italy,  Spain,  and  even  of  Persia.  (Cf.  Bockel, 
Deutsche  Volkslieder  aus  Ober-Hessen.  Marburg,  1885, 
Sinleitungf  p.  Ixxxvii). 

j_       20.  J)er  %6enii.  iiberm  yauft^cn,  while  listening. 
21.  auf,  to.     Depends  on  Caufc^en. 

Jrie5rlcb  DoIOerlin. 

1770-1843. 

A  romantic  admiration  for  classical  Greece  made 
him  discontented  with  his  surroundings,  and  his 
unhappy  love  for  Susette  Gontard  (whom  he  calls 
Diotima  in  his  poems)  cast  a  deep  gloom  over  his  ill- 
starred  life.  In  1802  he  became  insane  and  remained 
so  until  he  died.  His  poetry  is  remarkable  for  purity 
of  diction  and  profound  melancholy.  Vischer  has 
aptly  called  Holderlin  "  ein  9ried)if(|er  SBertl^er." 

5o0epb  Jfreiberr  von  JEicbenDorff. 

1788-1857. 

A  prominent  member  of  the  Romantic  school. 
His  lyrics  are  famous  for  melody  and  fascinating 
weirdness.  In  him  the  school  found  its  healthiest 
exponent;    he  belonged  to  the  small  number  of  his 


rtotcs.  303 

contemporaries  who  were  not  only  poets,  but  also 
men,  and  who  filled  important  positions.  Among 
his  prose  works,  the  charming  story  "  Aus  dem  Leben 
eines  Taugenichts"  (1826)  is  best  known. 

miftifV.      17.    rt(t)t,   old    form    for   fie^t.      taB 

jerbrOC^cne    Olinglein.       A    popular    German 

song.     Some  lines  similar  to  these  are  found  in  the 

popular   poetry   of    the    sixteenth  century   (Uhland, 

Volkslieder,  No.  33): 

Dort  ()cc^  auf  jcnem  Serge 

T)a  get  ctn  2>?iilcnrab, 

Tiai  malct  ntd)tc>  bcnn  Siebe 

Die  ^<k^\.  bin  an  ben  lag; 

Die  SJJitle  ift  !,ertrc*cn, 

Die  Ciebe  &at  etn  Gnb, 

©0  gfegcn  bic^  ®ct,  mcin  feme^  Stet  ? 

3e5  far  ic^  mi  (Stienb. 

(i.e.  I  am  going  to  parts  unknown). 
3e^nfud|t.     Set  to  music   by   ten  composers,   among 
them  Fr.  Abt. 

aDalbert  von  Cbamfeso. 

Born  in  1781  in  the  castle  of  Boncourt  in  France, . 
and  died  in  Germany  in  1838.  When  he  was  nine 
years  old,  his  family  was  driven  from  France  by  the 
French  Revolution  and  settled  in  Germany.  Though 
Chamisso  was  a  native  Frenchman,  his  poetry  is  typi- 
cally German. 

grattensUicbc  uni>  8e6cn.    Set  to  music  by  Schu- 


august  6rat  von  iMatenslballermunDe. 

Born  in  1796,  lived  most  of  his  life  in  Italy,  and 
died  in  Syracuse  in  1835.  His  poetical  works  are 
conspicuous  for  great  beauty  and  purity  of  language, 
and  for  an  aristocratic  calmness  which  has  been  mis- 
taken for  coldness  and  has  chilled  the  majority  of 
readers.  For  a  good  characteristic  of  Platen  see 
Geibel,  Werke,  vol.  iii.  p.  69,  Spruch  No.  33. 


304  notes. 

^Ol  ®ro6  tm  93ufcitt0.  Alaric,  king  of  the  Visi- 
goths, invaded  Italy,  and  in  410  A.D.  conquered 
Rome,  but  soon  after  died  in  the  bloom  of  manhood 
while  laying  siege  to  the  town  of  Cosentia  (Cosenza) 
in  Southern  Italy.  He  was  buried  with  his  treasures 
in  the  bed  of  the  river  Busentinus  (Busento).  @afde. 
For  the  meaning  of  Gasele,  see  note  on  RUckert's 
Ghasele,  p.  143. 
170.     12.   ^I^aldne,  a  night-moth. 

SJenebtB.    17-  %mt%  aons,  ages.    20.  IRitiobcr 

SflotJOncn,  a  quay  in  Venice.  23.  $ao(0 
93etonefC/  a  great  Venetian  painter  of  the  sixteenth 
century.  25.  9iiefcntrc|l|)C,  a  famous  staircase  in  the 
doge's  palace. 

5u0tfnus  Ijerncr. 

1786-1862. 

A  prominent  member  of  the  "Suabian  school." 
The  popular  element  is  strong  in  his  poems.  Many 
of  them  have  become  favorite  songs,  and  some  of 
them  student-songs. 

SBattberlteb.     A    student-song;    see    Comniers- 
Intc/i,   No.  244.      I.  nO$  getrunleit/  once  more 
let  us  drink.     21.   93urf^e/  stttdc7it. 

XuDwlg  TflblanD. 

1787-1862. 

The  head  of  the  "Suabian  school."  Was  for  a 
time  a  professor  of  German  literature  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  Tlibingen,  but  also  became  prominent  in 
politics  about  the  middle  of  this  century.  He  is  the 
author  of  several  invaluable  treatises  on  German 
literature.  In  his  poetical  works  (consisting  of  poems 
and  dramas)  he  conjured  up  the  picturesque  and 
robust  life  of  the  middle  ages.  A  glorious  atmos- 
phere of  breeze  and  sunshine  characterizes  most  of 
his  works,  yet  in  some  he  strikes  a  note  of  simple 
pathos  such  as  is  found  in  the  ballads  of  the  people. 
A    fine    characterization  of  Uhland  the  patriot    and 


notes.  805 

IThiand  ihe  poet  may  be  found  in  Vischer's  essay  on 
L'hJand  {Kritische  Gdnge,  Neue  Folge,  4tes  Heft,  p.  99). 

9lbf(I|teb.     8.  :rer  1)0,  etc.,  i.e.  his  grief.    An  ob- 

*  scure  passage.  Why  his  grief  should  disap- 
pear with  the  316fc^ieb^n)cin  is  not  clear.  12.  @eI6t)etgletn 
=  ®elb'i8ct(cf)cn.  tti  (9ollif^micJ)S  3:b(^tcrlein.  Set  to 
music  by  Loewe.  ttX  26irtin  Ji)(^tcrleill.  Very  suc- 
cessfully imitates  the  tone  of  popular  poetry. 

Xer  ptc  iiomerttb.    2   nit,  dialectical  for  mi.. 

*  12.  IICTtOeK,  while.  (Cf.  Commersbuch,  No. 
276.)  XtC  9ia(^e.  The  word  means  "retribution" 
here  rather  than  "  revenge."  This  use  of  the  word 
is  found  especially  in  the  older  language,  ^atalb. 
Was  originally  intended  as  a  part  of  a  fairy-drama 
to  be  called  Tamlan.  The  story,  as  found  here, 
was  invented  by  Uhland,  but  was  suggested  to  him 
by  several  old  myths.  Notice  the  contrast  between 
Harald  and  his  followers.  He  resists  the  blandish- 
ments of  the  fairies,  to  which  his  men  yield,  and  is 
overcome  only  by  the  mystic  power  of  the  magic 
well.  Like  Charlemagne,  Frederick  Barbarossa,  and 
Frederick  II.  of  Hohenstaufen,  he  remains  for  cen- 
turies in  a  death-slumber,  from  which  he  half  awak- 
ens from  time  to  time. 

27,  28.  The  fairies  could  not  rob  him  of  his 
armor,  as  they  did  his  retainers,  fitcb  tXXiti 
beutfl^en  3dngerd.  This  charming  expression  of 
Uhland's  patriotism  was  written  in  1814. 

II.  §Cfrfd)iIil,  military  shield.  13.  Eotteit,  an 
old  German  tribe  settled  in  what  is  now 
Ilessia.  TcS  Sottgcrd  I?lu4.  Uhland  got  the  idea 
for  this  poem  from  the  ballad  entitled  Young  Waters 
in  Percy's  Reliques  {iV/ieatley's  edition,  li.  228),  trans- 
lated by  Herder  as  Der  eifersiichtige  Konig  (Suphan's 
Herder,  vol.  xxv.  p.  379).  All  attempts  at  inter- 
preting the  king  as  Napoleon  (the  poem  was  written 
'n  1814),  the  young  man  as  liberty,  trampled  under 
foot  by  the  French  emperor,  and  the  old  minstrel  as 


808  Hotes. 

the  outraged  people,  are  futile  and  meaningless, 
Contrast  this  minstrel  and  this  king  with  the  minstrel 
and  the  king  in  Goethe's  Der  Sanger. 

i8.  bad  ©entail  is  used  of  both  man  and  wife. 
Here  it  stands  for  the  more  common  word 
bte  ®emapn.  The  meter  is  the  same  as  that  of  the 
Nibelungenlied  ;  the  second  half  of  the  last  line, 
however,  has  in  this  poem  only  three  accented  syl- 
lables instead  of  four.  Set  to  music  by  Schubert. 
^ttS  ©liitf  turn  diltnl^an.  Suggested  by  a  story  in 
Ritson's  Fairy  Tales  (1831),  according  to  which  in 
Edenhall  castle  in  Cumberland  a  glass  given  by 
fairies  was  kept  which  bore  the  inscription  : 

If  this  glass  do  break  or  fall, 
Farewell,  the  luck  of  Edenhall. 

In    the    English   story  the   glass   was,   however,  pre- 
vented   from    breaking,    whereas     Uhland    lets    the 
young  lord  wantonly  destroy  it  himself. 
191.     30.    '^t\,  fairy. 

<5u6tav  Scbwab. 

Born  in  1792  in  Stuttgart  and  died  there  in  1850. 
His  verses  show  Uhland's  influence  without,  however, 
coming  up  to  their  model. 

194       "St^Uttcnlici).    22.  Spi^iUfler  may  mean  a  narrow- 
minded  fellow,  or,  in  student-slang,  any  one 
who   is    not    a    student.      It    means    the    latter    here. 

%n  ften  ©efang.  28.  ©cuft,  obsolete  for  giefie.  29.  beut, 
obsolete  for  fctetet. 

TKflilbcIm  /ilbiiller. 

1794-1827. 

Known  for  his  pretty  but  shallow  Miiller-,  Jdf;er- 
and  Postillonslieder,  and  for  his  poems  inspired  by 
the  Greek  struggle  for  independence  from  the  Turkish 
yoke  (1821-0). 

iBincta.  According  to  tradition,  Vineta  was  a  famous 


notes.  807 

trading  place  on  the  island  of  Wollin,  oflf  the  coast  of 
Prussia,  and  in  the  twelfth  century  disappeared  in  the 
ocean  after  an  earthquake. 

Tlifiolaue  Xenau. 

Nikolaus  Niembsch,  Edler  von  Strehlenau  (known 
in  literature  as  N.  Lenau),  was  born  in  1802  in  Hun- 
gary. He  studied  philosophy,  law,  and  medicine 
without  finding  satisfaction  in  any  of  them.  In  1832 
he  went  to  America,  but  soon  returned  disappointed. 
Several  years  before  his  death  he  became  insane  and 
died  in  1850  in  an  asylum.  His  writings  reflect  a 
profoundly  melancholy  but  intensely  poetical  tem- 
perament. 

rt^i     '^tx  ^olenp^tling.    11.  ftoSjiuSfo  (1746-1817) 

was  a  Polish  patriot  who  skilfully  but  un- 
successfully fought  for  Polish  independence  against 
overwhelming  Russian  armies. 

9.  Cfirolcnftt'8  Jelb.  in  1830  the  Poles,  whose 
*  country  had  been  put  under  the  guardian- 
ship of  Russia  by  the  Congress  of  Vienna  (1815),  rose 
in  rebellion,  but  were  defeated  at  Ostrolenka  (1831). 
Poland  became  a  Russian  province,  and  many  Poles 
(like  the  hero  of  this  poem)  went  into  exile.  iS$tIf« 
lieber.  Lenau  wrote  five  "  (Sd)ilflieber,"  of  which  the 
ones  selected  here  are  the  first  and  the  last. 


Delnrlcb  Ijclne. 

Born  of  Jewish  parents  in  DUsseldorf  in  1797  and 
died  in  1856.  After  studying  law  at  several  univer- 
sities and  living  in  different  parts  of  Germany,  he 
moved  to  Paris  in  1831  and  remained  there  until  his 
death.  The  last  years  of  his  life  were  darkened  by 
disease.  His  lyrical  poems  differ  widely  in  value  ; 
the  best  belong,  for  exquisite  delicacy  and  poetic 
fragrance,  to  the  masterpieces  of  European  literature; 
the  worst  are  little  belter  than  worthless.  Through 
all  his  writings  runs,  as  does  through  Byron's,  a 
mercilessly  cynical  vein.  The  note  of  insincerity, 
too,  which  lurks  som^.times  in  his  most  perfect  lines 


308  ZIotes. 

mars  much  of  his  work.  His  aescriptions  of  nature 
are  often  exquisitely  beautiful.  With  him,  however, 
nature  is  like  a  mirage  of  fairyland  forlorn,  and  to 
prefer  nature  as  described  by  him  to  nature  as  de- 
scribed by  Goethe,  Wordsworth,  or  the  poets  of 
the  Volkslieder  is  to  prefer  tuberoses  to  violets, 
and  tranced  moonlight  nights  to  the  dewy  health 
of  morn.  Yet  many  of  his  poems  have  become  a 
part  of  the  stock-in-trade  of  every  cultured  Ger- 
man. His  collection  of  poems  called  Buck  der  Lieder 
appeared  in  1827.  Among  his  prose  works  should 
be  mentioned  Reisebilder  (from  1826  on).  Heine  was 
the  most  important  of  a  group  of  writers  who  are 
known  as  "  ba^  juiiiic  T)eutf(|laiib  " ;  a  curious  misnomer, 
as  their  views  of  life  were  senile,  and  as  the  men 
were  fiercely  hostile  to  German  institutions.  All 
English-speaking  students  of  Heine  are  familiar  with 
Mr.  Matthew  Arnold's  essay.  In  Corvinus'  essay 
'  Herbstgeflihl,  Gedicht  von  Goethe"  (Programm 
des  Gymnasiums  zu  Braunschweig,  1878),  p.  8,  may 
be  found  some  striking  remarks  on  the  difference 
between  Goethe's  and  Heine's  nature-sense.  Goethe 
"  cnibcdt  (ileidifam  bie  in  bcr  9fatur  vcn  Ennc^tcit  ^cv  fd^lumntcnibe 
£»rtf,"  Heine  often  "  cctro'.ncrt  ben  IcMofen  ©toffcn  £m' 
))ftnbungen  auf,  bic  in  ifircr  9?atiir  nid^t  aniicbcutetfinb."  Heine 
makes,  e.g.,  the  violets  "  lidKvn  unb  tifcu,"  Goethe 
speaks  of  a  violet  as  "  gclnicft  in  fid)  unb  unkfannt." 
[For  1797  as  the  most  probable  date  of  Heine's  birth, 
see  E.  ¥.\st&r,  Viertelja Arsc/irift  f.  Litteraturgesch.,\v. 
465.] 

(St^onc  9BicgC  mcincr  l^eibeit.  Set  to  music  by  Schu- 
mann. ;Sic  ©rctlttilifrc.  This  famous  ballad  is  an 
expression  of  Heine's  admiration  for  Napoleon.  The 
fatal  campaign  against  Russia  took  place  in  1812,  and 
Napoleon  was  sent  to  Elba  in  1814.  Schumann's 
masterly  music  to  this  poem  is  well  known.  SBcIfflJcr. 
Cf.  Book  of  Daniel,  ch.  v.  Set  to  music  by  Schumann. 
3(^  tniO  mcine  i^cefc  tout^Cn.  Set  to  music  by  Schu- 
mann. 9luf  Sliiflcln  i)c8  ®cfnn(|ee.  Set  to  music  by 
Mendelssohn.     J)ie  yoto86IumC  Ottfljiigt.     Set  to  music 

by  Schumann.    ^^  groHc  n;(^f,  unti  tucnn  bog  .^erj  itu^ 

Bri^t.     Set  to  music  by  Schumann,     (vtlt  t^tl^tenbaum 
^el^t  ciltfntn.   Set  to  music  by  iniiumcrable  composers. 


Hotes.  309 

among  them  Liszt.     Slttniidjtlit^  tm  XrttUmC  fc^'  t^  ^'lii. 

Set  to  music  by  Schumann.  i!otClCt.  Clemens  Bren- 
tano  invented  the  story  of  the  siren  of  the  Rhine  (in 
his  poem  Die  Lore  Lay)^  and  Heine  made  it  immortal 
by  this  poem.  It  has  been  set  to  music  by  several 
composers,  among  them  Liszt.  Ju  f(^bne§  SifdjCl* 
miitK^en.  Set  to  music  by  Schubert,  ^ag  flCCt  Cr* 
fllfinjte  iDCit  l^inauS.  Set  to  music  by  Schubert,  tm 
bifl  loic  einC  :©lumc.  Set  to  music  by  Schumann, 
Schubert,  Rubinstein,  and  many  others.  %tX  -^tttcns 
{nolle.  From  Die  Harzreise. 
o,y      24.   floljgefprctjt,  strutting  proudly.      28.  fioms 

*  VMXXKViS\i\,'' cottrt-musicians."  .hammer  some- 
times is  used  to  designate  the  people  in  waiting  on 
the  person  of  a  sovereign.  %u8  „  ^tC  9Jorl)fcC." 
Heine's  group  of  poems  entitled  Die  Nordsee  con- 
sists of  two  cycles.  Sturm  belongs  to  the  first,  Meer- 
gruss  to  the  second.  Heine  is  the  first  German  poet 
"  welc^er  (says  his  biographer,  Strodtmann)  ba^  gc^cim* 
nii*»olI  gtppartige  Ccbcn  bci5  W.iKXii  al^  cineri  ncuen  Stoff  fiir  bie 
beutfc^e  SJcefie  crctcrte."  See  Heine's  own  remarks  on 
the  subject,  quoted  by  Strodtmann  (Heine's  Lebcn  und 
IVerke,  vol,  i.  Hamburg,  1884,  p.  415).  URcCtgrU^. 
Thoroughly  Heinesque  in  spirit. 

21 »     ^^'  Jf^"^"*"^*"*  ©rie^en^crjcn,  the  ten  thou- 

*  sand  Greel<s  who  made  the  famous  retreat 
recorded  by  Xenophon.  When  they  saw  the  sea  for 
the  first  time  again  after  months,  they  were  overcome 
with  joy  and  shouted  "T/ia/atfaf  Thalatta!"  {The 
sea!  the  sea!),  ©g  ftior  fin  oltcr  ^Ontg.  This  little 
ballad,  as  exquisite  as  an  old  miniature,  reminds  one 
of  Mr.  William  Watson's  Tfie  Lute-Player. 

J)ie8ffit8  unh  jcnfcitS  He?  IR^einS.  7-  Baft  -  Beffer. 
*  •  12.  fester  =  faft,  Knnatje.  ^etlielficrflcr  ??oS,  a 
huge  barrel  in  the  castle  at,  Heidelberg.  iRadltd,  Ct* 
fufet  ttom  tVtlden  ffieiflc.  In  1844  Heine's  uncle  Salome 
died,  and  his  son  Charles  refused  to  pay  the  poet  a 
pension  which  he  used  to  get  during  the  old  gentle- 


810  noits, 

man's  lifetime.  Heine  felt  the  outrage  so  deeply 
that  he  soon  after  got  a  stroke,  from  which  he  did 
not  recover.  25.  Siegfried,  the  hero  of  the  Nibelun- 
genlied,  bathed  in  the  blood  of  a  dragon  and  thus 
became  invulnerable,  his  skin  turning  to  horn  except 
in  one  spot  between  the  shoulders. 

august  Defnrfcb  Ijoffmann. 

I79S-T874. 
Called  von  Fallersleben.  His  simple  and  melodious 
lyrics  and  his  political  poems  {Unpolitische  Lieder) 
exercised  much  influence  about  1848  through  their 
interesting  mixture  of  venom  and  good  nature,  and 
won  for  their  author  an  honorable  position  among 
the  German  poets  of  the  century. 

<>«>«     ^^^  ®^"*  ^^^  ^crflefeUd^fcit.     19.   ^onuifoff, 

'*'***•         bullfinch. 

Ibermann  3FcrDfnan&  jfrefUgratb. 

1810-1876. 

His  early  verses  are  remarkable  for  picturesque- 
ness,  intensity  of  color,  and  that  longing  for  far-off 
countries  which  is  found  in  so  much  of  the  poetry  of 
his  day.  Up  to  1844  he  sided  with  the  royalists  in 
the  democratic  movement  in  Germany.  After  that 
time  his  works  begin  to  reflect  a  violently  republican 
spirit,  and  he  became  the  most  powerful  among  the 
revolutionary  poets.  He  had  to  leave  Germany  and 
resided  many  years  in  England.  Intensity  is  the 
chief  characteristic  of  his  poetry,  an  intensity  which 
at  times  leads  to  exaggeration. 

D  Iteb'  fO  Ittltg  bU  licbCtt  fonnfi.  One  of  the  earliest 
of  Freiligrath's  lyrics  ;  written  at  his  father's  death. 
Set  to  music  by  Liszt  and  many  others.  SB&t'  i(ft  VOL 
Sttnn  Hon  SKcffa'g  l^^oren.  a  characteristic  specimen 
of  Freiligrath's  earlier  poetry.  The  scene  is  laid  in 
the  East,  the  verses  fairly  glow  with  color,  and  the 
poet  gives  expression  to  his  longing  for  a  distant 
country  of  picturesqueness  and  romance. 
328.     18.  ^emeQ/  Southwestern  Arabia. 


notes.  811 

^'       shotiider.     ^Titij    @ugen,    Dct   ctilc   OJittcr. 

Prince  Eugene  of  Savoy  (1663-1736)  was  one  of  the 
greatest  generals  of  his  age  and  distinguished  him- 
self in  the  Austrian  wars  against  France  and  against 
Turkey.  One  of  his  feats  was  the  capture  of  Belgrade 
in  1717.  A  popular  song  beginning  "  9)rinj  Sugen,  ber 
cble  SRitter"  deals  with  this  exploit.  Freiligrath's 
delightful  ballad  undertakes  to  account  for  the  origin 
of  that  song. 

„„  I.  Soften,  SBertOsfltufcr,  both  mean  sentinels. 
9.  %\Xti,  a  troop  of  soldiers.  11.  Sf^afO/  a 
cap  worn  by  soldiers.  12.  ^Otltct,  ensign  in  a  cavalry 
regiment.  13.  Sweden,  dappled  horse.  16.  ^no^el/ 
\i&x&  dice.  17.  '^t\'%^tiXi^wXv^,  y\X.  cavalry  flags  I  here, 
the  soldiers  about  such  flags.  In  the  same  way 
gd^nlein  means  a  small  body  of  troops.  Jcnetl  =  bett. 
Lowe  has  composed  charming  music  to  these  verses. 
^er  3f0l!.     8.  SWorf^Olf,  obsolete  for  SKarf(^afl; 

*  originally  the  one  who  had  the  supervision 
over  all  the  horses  at  a  royal  court,  later  more  loosely 
used  for  a  high  court-dignitary.  9.  Baltic,  used  in 
the  old  sense  of  siviftly  or  boldly.  12.  ?tgraffc,  clasp, 
25.  betjen,  to  hunt  -with  falcons.     28.  %^tx\^\t\,  falcon. 

\\.   \st^Xt\\VA,  to  attack.     ^ImmontUm.  The  clas- 

*  sical  name  for  an  oasis  in  the  Libyan  desert. 
28.  ^cnta^Oltd,  the  district  subject  to  Cyrene,  when 
that  city  was  most  flourishing.  The  name  is  derived 
from  the  five  chief  cities  in  that  territory.  fiotOCntitt. 
The  best  known  of  Freiligrath's  poems,  because  of 
the  mastery  of  language  and  the  power  of  description 
displayed  in  it. 

20.  ^ottentottenfraal.    ^raal  is  a  village.    22. 

karroo,  steppe  in  Southern  Africa. 
6.   Sdjobrttlfen,  gorgeous  saddle-cloth.     7.   URttr* 

ftadfantmern,  store-houses  in  which  harness, 
saddles,  etc.,  are  kept  for  a  royal  stable.  12.  ipat)>c(< 
I^QUt^  panther-skin. 


813  rtotcs. 

235.     3.   JromBe,  water-spout, 

2ie     Xu  ^oP  genonnt  mi^.    14-  fiir  unb  fiir,  >r  <?w^ 

and  ever.  28.  (SdjlaH,  used  of  the  song  of 
certain  birds,  especialiy  the  nightingale.  ^atltlct. 
One  of  the  most  remarkable  of  Freiligrath's  revolu- 
tionary poems. 

7.  3Btlten6crg  was  formerly  the  seat  of  a  uni- 
'  •  versity.  Hamlet  studied  there  (cf.  Shake- 
speare's Hamlet,  I.  2).  15.  ^O^cbuc,  a  famous  and 
notorious  German  playwright.  As  he  lived  for  a 
time  in  Russia  and  on  his  return  to  Germany  posed 
as  indifferent  to  the  growing  democratic  movement, 
he  was  taken  for  a  Russian  spy  and  a  supporter  of 
absolutism,  and  was  murdered  by  a  student  called 
Sand,  in  1819. 

©eorg  Ibcrwcgb. 

1817-1875. 

A  passionate  spokesman  of  republican  principles, 
he  exercised  considerable  influence  during  the  excited 
times  before  and  after  1848. 

I.   (^l^eQet).     Cf.    the   lines  from   the    Tempest 
(I.  2)  on  Shelley's  grave  in  Rome  : 
"  Nothing  of  him  that  doth  fade, 
But  doth  suffer  a  sea-change 
Into  something  rich  and  strange," 

244.  Bnastasius  ©run. 

1S06-1876, 

Anton  Alexander,  Graf  von  Auersperg,  more  gen- 
erally known  by  his  nom  de  plume  Anastasius  Griin. 
He  made  himself  conspicuous  in  his  public  life  and 
in  some  of  his  literary  works  by  strong  liberal  ten- 
dencies. 

247.  Bmanuel  (Beibel. 

1815-1884. 

The  most  important  German  lyrical  poet  since 
Uhland  and  Heine.      He  has  endeared  himself  to  the 


Hotcs.  818 

German   people  by  the  tenderness   and   delicacy    of 

his  works,  and  by  his  patriotism. 

«xi«      ^^^  ©iftalgO.      The   word   means  a   Spanish 
nobleman.      18.  ^nmal,  nt  (Ae  same  time.    The 
poem  has  been  set  to  music  by  Schumann,    ^cr  3^0(tt< 
nerbube  im  92orlien.     Set  to  music  by  Reissiger. 

^i^  bin  tiit  iRofe  ttuf  ber  %tt.  i.  Wltmnon.  There 

was  a  colossal  statue  in  the  neighborhood 
of  Thebes  in  Egypt,  supposed  to  represent  Memnon, 
the  son  of  Eos,  which,  when  reached  by  the  rays  ot 
the  rising  sun,  gave  forth  a  sound.  Stcl)^  &U  tiaB 
SDJeer.  Set  to  music  by  Schubert,  ^i^tcrlcbeno  Set  to 
music  by  Schubert,  Sanit^aufct.  The  myth  of  the 
youth  who  cannot  resist  the  allurements  of  an  elf  of 
surpassing  beauty  is  very  old,  and  is  found  in  many 
Germanic  countries.  In  the  German  Volkslied  of  the 
Ta nAa user  {cf.Uhland,  Volkslieder,  No.  297  c),  the  youth 
is  confounded  with  a  minstrel  and  poet,  named  Tan- 
hauser,  who  flourished  about  1250,  and  the  fairy  is 
called  Venus.  (Cf.  Liliencron,  Deutsches  Leben  im 
Volkslied  um  1530,  Klirschner's  Deutsche  National- 
Litteratur,  vol.  13,  p.  xliv,  and  White,  Deutsche 
Volkslieder,  p.  301.)  These  names  have  been  pre- 
served in  all  later  forms  of  the  myth.  In  modern 
times  the  story  (unskilfully  revived  by  Tieck  in  Der 
getreue  Eckart  und  der  l^annenhduser ,  1 799,  a  part  of 
his  P kantasus  and  characteristically  treated  by  Heine 
in  his  Die  Cotter  im  Exil)  has  been  made  more  fasci- 
nating than  ever  by  Wagner  in  his  musical  drama 
Tannhaiiser,  by  Mr.  Swinburne  in  his  Laus  Veneris, 
and  by  Mr.  W.  Morris  in  his  Hill  of  Venus,  a  part  of 
his  Earthly  Paradise.  In  Julius  Wolff's  Tannhauser 
the  minstrel  of  that  name  is  the  central  figure. 
_         15.  The  nightingale   is  the  bird  of  lovers,  in 

popular  poetry.  Here  it  is  made  to  warn 
the  youth.  (Cf.  the  note  on  Brentano's  Der  Spin- 
nerin  Lied.) 

Giner  iungen  greunbin.     n.  ©onntogfifinl),  a 

*        child  born  on  Sunday  and  hence  supposed  to 


314  notes. 

be  more  fortunate  in  all  its  enterprises  than  othet 
people. 

2«.5     SBenn  fitf)  jtoet  .^crjcn  (dicibcit.    9-  JRiifie,  rest. 

The    word    is    now    lost,    except    in    a    few 
phrases,  like  bie  ©cnne  ge^t  jur  9tit|lc,  and  the  like. 

5Meue  Hitbt.     13-    ©^nccgcbrctte,   snow-fields. 

'  15,  16.  Some  words  like  ift  bie  must  be  sup- 
plied before  fd)lt>inbelnbe.  One  would  expect  an  fiurjenbet 
©ac^e,  and  supply  fommt  ber  iJru^Ung.  @nome.  Cf. 
Schiller's  fine  elegy  Das  Glilck  in  which  the  same 
idea  is  expressed. 

257.  5ogepb  IDifttor  Scbettel. 

1826-1886. 

Made  himself  a  great  favorite  with  the  Germans  by 
his  Trompeter  von  Sakkingen,  his  poems  bubbling 
over  with  life  and  wit,  published  under  the  title  of 
Gaudeamus,  and  especially  by  his  novel  Ekkehard. 
Our  selections  are  taken  from  the  TVompeter  von 
Sdkkingen.  The  first  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
student-songs  {Comniersbuch,  No.  iii);  the  second  has 
become  famous  particularly  through  Nessler's  music. 

259.  3frleC»cicb  JBoDenstc&t. 

1819-1892. 

Especially  famous  for  his  Lieder  des  Mirza  Schaffy 
(1850),  in  which  is  reflected  oriental  life  and  thoughte 
Our  selections  are  taken  from  Mirza  Schaffy. 

260.  Paul  Ibesse, 

Born  in  1830,  now  living  in  Munich.  He  is  the 
prince  of  German  short-story  writers. 

261.  ©otttried  Heller. 

1819-1890, 

A  famous  Swiss  novelist,  the  z.M\.\iox  ol  Der griine 
Heinrich,  Die  Leute  von  Seldwyla,  etc^ 


ZTotcs.  315 

aoolf  jfcteDricb  (5raf  ron  Scbach.    262. 

Born  in  1815,  resided  most  of  the  time  in  Munich. 
Died  in  1894.  His  epics,  dramas,  and  poems  show 
an  exceptionally  keen  sense  of  form. 

^te  Wtllener  in  Stjrafu^.  The  figures  of  Clearchus 
and  Gorgias,  and  the  words  of  the  chorus,  seem  to 
be  the  invention  of  the  author  ;  but  Plutarch  tells 
in  his  life  of  Nikias  that  Athenian  captives  were  re- 
leased by  the  Sicilians  for  reciting  passages  from 
Euripides,  "  whose  poetry,  it  appears,  was  in  request 
among  the  Sicilians  more  than  among  any  of  the 
settlers  out  of  Greece."  This  anecdote  was  used  by 
Browning  in  Balaustion's  Adventure. 

•Wllilbelm  -RicbavD  magner.         266. 

1813-1883. 

The  reformer  of  the  modern  opera.  His  texts,  all 
of  vvhich  he  wrote  himself,  show  him  to  be  a  dramatic 
i^riter  of  great  power,  in  point  of  originality  perhaps 
he  greatest  German  dramatist.  We  mention  him 
here  among  lyrical  and  ballad  poets  only  because  in 
some  of  his  dramas  pieces  of  a  lyrical  nature  are 
found.  In  his  early  pieces  Rienzi  (performed  for  the 
first  time  in  1842),  Derjiiegende  Hollander  (1843),  Tann- 
kduser  (1845),  Lohengrin  (1850),  he  only  imperfectly 
carried  out  his  great  principle  that  the  words  and  the 
music  of  a  musical  drama  should  be  complements  of 
each  other,  and  that  therefore  the  text  is  fully  as  im- 
portant as  the  music.  This  principle  was  carried  to 
its  consummation  in  his  later  works,  Tristan  und  Isolde 
(1865),  Die  Meistersinger  von  A^iirnbeT^  (1868),  Der 
Ring  des  Nihelungen  (1876),  and  Parsifal  (1882).  Al- 
though no  one  has  so  strongly  insisted  as  Wagner 
did  on  the  value  and  importance  of  music  as  an  inter- 
preter of  poetry,  many  before  him  combined  the  two 
with  great  success.  Composers  of  the  first  order, 
like  Beethoven,  have  revealed  many  hidden  beauties 
and  have  vastly  increased  the  popularity  of  a  large 
number  of  lyrics  and  ballads  by  the  exquisite  music 
they  wrote  for  them 


816  Hotes. 

93aQatoe.    This  ballad  appears  in  Act  IL  Scene  i.  of 

Der  Jliegende  Hollander ,  and  is  sung  by  a  young  girl, 
named  Senta,  while  spinning  with  some  of  her  friends. 
The  picture  of  the  Flying  Dutchman,  the  captain  of 
the  famous  phantom  ship,  is  hanging  on  the  wall,  and 
Senta  addresses  a  part  of  her  song  to  it.  The  story 
of  his  fate  has  an  irresistible  fascination  for  her. 
The  weird  music  of  this  scene  indicates  with  admir- 
able skill  her  growing  love  for  the  doomed  man.  As 
Senta  sings  in  her  ballad,  the  Flying  Dutchman  is 
fated  forever  to  roam  over  the  sea  unless  he  can  find 
a  woman  who  will  remain  faithful  to  him  to  her 
dying  day.  In  the  course  of  the  drama,  Senta  sacri- 
fices herself  for  him  and  frees  him  from  his  curse. 
The  story  of  the  phantom  ship  and  its  captain,  "the 
Wandering  Jew  of  the  Ocean,"  is  wide-spread.  Wagner 
tells  in  his  Sine  3)JitteiIung  an  meinc  greunbe  how  on  his 
voyage  from  Riga  to  Paris,  the  reefs  of  Norway, 
wrapped  in  fog,  vividly  recalled  to  his  mind  the 
legend  of  the  Flying  Dutchman  which  he  remembered 
reading  somewhere  in  Heine.  (See  Aus  den  Memoiren 
des  Herrn  von  Schnabelewopski,  chapter  vii,  where  the 
story  is  told  with  truly  Heinesque  frivolity,  wit,  and 
cynicism).  In  another  part  of  the  Mitteilung,  Wagner 
makes  some  very  suggestive  remarks  on  the  story 
and  its  meaning  (cf.  Werke,  second  edition,  vol.  IV. 
p.  265). 


INDEX  I. 

AUTHORS   AND   POEMS. 


PAQB 

«mbt  (9Morl^)  (i 769-1 860). 

ajatcrlanbdlieb 131 

aSarum  niP  ic|  ? 132 

Urnttn  (We^im  don)  (1781-1831). 

Ciebe^gliicf 152 

Sotienflcbt  (Sfrieb.)  (1819-92). 

3a^min  unb  glicber 259 

SBiffcn  unb  SBcie^eit 259 

Srcntano  (glemcnS)  (1778-1842). 

!Der  Sptnnerin  8ieb 153 

2)er  5lknb 154 

Siirgcr  (@ottfr.  %n^.)  (1747-94)- 

i!cnore 18 

2fn  bie  2)?enfc^engcftc|tcr 26 

Sluf  bie  ^DJorgenriJte 27 

e^omiffo  CUtalhtxt  tion)  (1781-1838). 

Da«  ®c^[op  Soncouvt 161 

5rauen*2iebe  unb  Scbcn 162 

eioubittS  (aRtttt^ittS)  (1740-1815). 

StbenbUeb 16 

ei^cnftotff  (3of.  grci^crr  Don)  (1788-1857). 

SRutffc^r 156 

"Lai  5crbrc(^ene  SRinglcin 157 

SBc^mut 158 

2)ie  jwci  @efellen 158 

317 


318  3"^cj- 

PAGE 

@il^enborff —  Continued. 

Socf  ung 159 

(Se^nfuc[)t 160 

-JretHgrttt^  (^crin.  Sfcrb.)  (1810-76). 

S?  Ueb\  fo  lang  bu  licbeit  faimft ! 227 

2Bdr'  ic^  im  SBanu  »cn  3)kffa'^  J^oren 228 

„9)rinj  (Sugen,  bcr  eble  JRittcr" 230 

2)er  gatt 231 

Stmmontum 232 

gowenritt 233 

2)u  ^afl  genannt  mic^  cincn  23pgcI|lcIIcr 236 

Camlet 237 

Stntwort 239 

®ei6el  (emonuel)  (1815-84). 

2)er  ^tbalgo 247 

®er  Bigeuiterbube  im  9?orbcn. . .  248 

3c^  bin  bic  SRofe  ouf  ber  5(u 250 

©ie|il  bu  bad  5«ccr 251 

Did^terlebcn 251 

Jann^aufcr 252 

Siner  junjicn  «^rcunbin 254 

SBenn  fti^  j»ci  ^cr^cn  fc^etben 254 

SRu^rct  nirfit  bviran 255 

9?cue  Sicbe 256 

®nome 257 

©eOcrt  ({f^rtfi.  gurditcgott)  (1715-69). 

^)tc  05iitc  dotted 5 

1)cr  58aucr  unb  fcin  ©ofin 7 

@lc:m  (3o^.  2BiI^.  fiui.)  (1719-1803). 

Dcr  Sai^ 8 

©ii)(ad)tgcfang  vtr  ber  SAladit  bei  S^rag  ben  Cten  ^JJai 
1757 9 

®oct^e(3oft.  aSolfnaitfl  Don)  (1749-1832). 

^fonimcn  unb  2lbfd)ieb 33 

^^Ccibenrijdlein 34 

,^^  Der  ^onig  in  Jbulc 34 


Tlnttfots  anb  poems.  819 

PAGE 

@Oetl^e — Cotitinued. 

^romct^euiS 35 

Der  untrcue  ^Jnabe 37 

®rctd[)eng  8icb  au«  „Wau|l" 38 

9tcue  8ie&c,  neued  Seben 40 

9rn  iBclinben 41 

3ascr«  Slbenbttcb 41 

giaiKofe  2tebc 42 

knbrerd  ^lac^tlicb  1 43 

)cr  %'\\i)tx 43 

®efang  ber  ©eiiler  iiber  ben  ©aiTcrn 44 

SBanbrer<3  9?ac^t[ieb  II 45 

--^^€rTfontg 45 

^  2tn  ben  3)lonb 47 

JIbtx  ©anger 48 

^  3ueignung 49 

^^ignon 53 

^  2(u0  „Sgmont" ' 54 

Srtnnerung 54 

^arfenfpieter  1 54 

^arfenfptcler  II 54 

'^Q^i  bed  ©eltebten 55 

2ltertd  unb  Dora 55 

>C)er  3aubcrIet)rUng 63 

2)a^  23lumkin  2Bunberf(*on GC 

Die  i?icbcnbe  fcbrcibt G9 

Die  i'lebenbc  abermald 69 

©te  fann  nic^t  enbcn 70 

^J5cfunben -. 70 

j^^ui  bem  „iBc|l«'DftUcben  Dt»an" 71 

grueling  iiber^  3a^r 72 

©Uruc^ 73 

SBegetfierung 74 

(Sriin  (9(utott  %lcf .  @raf  tion  Stuetfpcrg,  known  as 
«nofioftu8  ©ruif)  (1806-76). 

Der  le^te  Dtdjtcr 244 

SSegrupung  bc^  2)Jeere« 246 


sao  3ttbej. 

PAoa 

©unt^ct  (3o5.  e^ttfi.)  (1695-1723). 

Slid  er  feine  Stebe  md)t  fagcn  buvfte 1 

5ln  Sconoren 2 

^ogchorn  (gfriciv.  tjon)  (1708-54). 

2ln  bie  greube 4 

§cinc  (^cinrit^)  (1797-1856). 

©d^bne  SBiege  meiner  Scibcn 204 

2)ie  ®renabiere 205 

aSelfajer 206 

9ln  mcine  ?Wutter  33.  $etne 207 

©te  5Rofe,  bie  2ilte,  bie  ZanU,  bte  ©cnnc 208 

3c^  voiU  meine  ©eele  tauc^en 209 

Sg  fle^en  unkweglic^ 209 

9luf  glitgeln  bc«  Oefange^ 209 

25te  Sotoigbtume  cingjligt 210 

3(^  grottc  nict)t,  unb  wenn  bad  -^jcr^  aui)  hii)t 210 

3a,  bu  bijl  elenb,  unb  id)  grcilc  niii)t 211 

2)ad  ill  ein  glotcn  unb  ®eigen 211 

Unb  tt)iifitcn''d  bte  Slumcn,  bie  (kincn 211 

,„*^ein  ?^i(^tenbaum  fic^t  cinfam 212 

©in  3iingling  licbt  cin  2)tdb*cn 212 

SlufJ  alten  ?War(f)cn  winft  ed 213 

Sltlnoic^tlic^  im  Iraume  fc^Md)  bid) 214 

^^^Sorclci 214 

J)u  [cloned  JJifc^ermabc^en 215 

SBenn  ic^  an  beinem  |)aufe 215 

"Lai  5Kccr  crglamte  weit  ^inaui 216 

2)u  bijl  ttie  cine  aSIume 216 

T>u  ^a\t  Diamantcn  unb  9>erlen 217 

^^^er  |)irtenfnabe 217 

©turm 218 

9J?ecrgrug 219 

Untcrm  wcipen  33aume  ftt^cnb 221 

^Scife  jiel)t  burd)  mcin  ®emiit 222 

2Bie  bie  9?clfcn  buftig  atmcn 222 

S^  rear  ein  alter  ^onig 223 

3*  wanble  unter  SBIumcn. 223 


Jlutfjors  anb  poems.  321 

PAOB 

I^Cinf —  Continued. 

2)fr  Srtef,  ben  bu  gefd^rteicn 223 

©terne  mit  ben  golbnen  gitgd^en 224 

£)cr  9l(3ra 224 

DiedfettiJ  unb  ienfctt<3  beS  fRktnd 225 

9?a^ta,  erfa§t  »om  wUben  ©eifle 225 

l^ettoeBll  (©corg)  (1817-75). 

(Strcp^en  au«  ber  ^rcmbe 240 

jDer  ®cfangene 241 

(S(!^effe» 242 

!E)a«  Cicb  »om  |>aflre 243 

§CDfC  (jPttUi)  (1830-    ). 

©eit  bu  mtn  fdiroeigfl 260 

Hoffmann  (9ltig.  ^einr.,  called  Don  ^allerdleBett) 

(1798-1874). 

5lu<J  ben  wgru^ling^Iiebern  an  2lrUfona" 226 

Slud  ben  „Un))olitifc^en  Siebern" 226 

DSfiierlin  (griciirii^)  (i  770-1 843). 

|)9perion(3  ©diicffaliSlieb 155 

eait^  (fittbtoig  §cint.  «5rifl.)  (1748-76). 

eicgie  auf  ein  Canbmdbc^en 14 

ftcUet  (®ottfricb)  (1819-90). 

©tiUer  Slugenbltd 261 

ftctnet  (3ttflintt0)  (1786-1862). 

^^^anberlicb 173 

'"^  ©e^nfuc^t 174 

9)oe{ie 176 

fttojjftoif  (Sftlcli.  ©ottlieB)  (i  724-1803). 

3^r  ©glummer 10 

©ie  frii^en  ®rd6cr 11 

Sie 11 

ftomer  (ftorl  Sl^eotior)  (1791-1813). 

Sii^otu'd  wilbe  Sagb 133 

)ebet  wo^renb  ber  ©AIa(!^t 136 


323  l!>nbe^. 

PAGE 

Senau  (9li(oIaug  9lietnBf(^,  ^Utv  bon  Stre^Ienau) 

(1802-50). 

SBtttc 199 

©c^ilflieber 199 

Dcr  gJolenfliic^tUng 200 

einfamteit 203 

fieitj  (Sot  auiij.  atctn^olb)  (1751-92). 

S[(|,  bu,  mil  bte  bie  33Iumcn  fid) 30 

SBo  bijl  bu  i^t,  mein  unscrgcpUd)  9)Jab(^en 31 

SWottl^iffon  (grieii.  uon)  (1761-1831). 

ei^flum 127 

ORttttcr  (grielirtiS,  maitv)  (1749-1825). 

©olbatenafcfc^ieb 31 

Putter  (aBU^elm)  (1794-1827). 

aJtneta 196 

grupngtJeinjug 197 

^tUai  unb  bie  SBelt 198 

SljtioUS  (Sfriel).  tjoit  ^otbcnlicrB)  (1772-1801). 

2)er  Sergmann 151 

ipioten  («tt0.  @raf  Don)  (179^1835). 

/&a(3  ®xal  im  Sufento  169 

®afele 170 

aSerjagen 171 

3lntroort 171 

aUencbtg 172 

OMliIcrt  (Sfricbriift)  (1788-1866). 

9lu«  ben  „®£^arnifd)ten  ©onetten" 139 

Stud  „9l9ne«  lotenfeier" 141 

9lu«  „Titn  ©tciltanen" 142 

9lu^  „T)tn  Dtllid^en  Slofcn"  : 

(a)  i?c^r'  ctn  bci  mir 142 

{!>)  ein  ®ru§  an  bie  entfernte 143 

©-^afele 143 

5lu«  bent  wStcbeiSfru'^Ung" : 

(a)  T)\i  mcine  ©cclc,  bu  mctn  ^crj 144 

(d)  tRo\t,  aJJecr  unb  Sonne 144 


^uttjois  cini)  poems.  333 

PAGE 

9luitxt.—Coniinued. 

(c)  Siebjle !  3lm,  md)t  Iufl6eraufd)t U€ 

Siiftcleben 146 

3rud  „®(^i-.Sing" 147 

®oU8=(Setoi8  (3o§.  ©ttubenj  uo.i)  (i762-i&34). 

Slbeiibbilbcr 129 

©t^tttf  («b.  gr.  ®rttf  Hon)  (1815-94). 

Ste  Slt^ener  in  ©!?rafu« 262 

^th\  0  |ebf 265 

e^effel  (3of.  «tttor)  (1826-86). 

5llt  ^eibelberg,  bu  feine 257 

ai  i)!  im  2eben  ^aplic^  cingertdjtet 258 

^(^cttfcnUorf  CSBlax.  ©ottfr.  Hon)  (1783-1819). 

2)a!j  Sieb  »om  JR^cin 136 

5Kutterfpra*e 138 

S^iUcr  (3loli.  6l^riflo|j^  grtcftrtc^  bon)  (1759-1805). 

®ie  S(^la*t 74 

Sie  Sbeale 76 

SfBurbe  ber  graucn 79 

^te  leilung  bcr  Srbe 81 

Die  jroci  lugenbwcgc 82 

t>ai  Wdhiim  aui  ber  grembe 82 

SSctiotafeln 83 

^^®er  $anbf*u^ 84 

^'  Die  tranic^c  hii  3bifu^ 86 

J©er  lauAer 92 

/^aSreite  unb  liefe 97 

|)offnung 98 

Der  5?ampf  mtt  bcm  Drad^en 98 

J^ai  2teb  Bcn  ber  ®locfe 108 

^^^Die  (£rtt»artung 121 

Der  ®raf  son  ^abdburg 123 

fiieb  bii  gifd)erfnaben 127 

©(^legel  («upfi  SBil^.)  (1767-1845). 

Da«  e*n>an:nltcb 148 

3n  ber  grcmbe 148 


324  3nbC5. 

PAOE 

S^Icgd  (grlebric^)  (1772-1829). 

ealkron 149 

©c^ttBott  (^Srtfl.  $ott.  Sfticb.)  (1739-91)- 

!Die  gefangcnen  ©ctngcr 28 

grci^eiti^Ucb  etned  ^oloniilen 29 

©(JlttittB  (©ttpfltJ)  (1792-1850). 

©d()littenltcb 193 

Sin  ben  ®efang 194 

©foUcrg  (Stieb.  8co|iofti  @rof  tjon)  (1750-18 19). 

3ln  bie  9?atur 16 

Sieil  (SttUloig)  (1773-1853)- 

®ic  ?Wufif 149 

Die  SBlumen 150 

USlanU  (Suitoig)  (1787-1862.) 

)ad  ©tf)lo§  am  SWeere 175 

T)ti  ^naben  Serglieb 177 

mmb 177 

De«  ®oIbf($mteb«  Z^kxltin 179 

t)ex  SBirttn  3;ocf)terIein 181 

Der  gute  ^omerab 182 

Die  9?ac^e 182 

^aralb 183 

einfe^r 184 

gru^ltng^glau'be 185 

greie  tunjl 186 

2ieb  cincd  beutfc^en  ©dnger^ 187 

1>ti  ©dnger«  gluc^ 188 

9Je(i)tfertigun9 190 

2)a(J  ®lu(f  ton  Sben^all 191 

»oS  (30|.  §citt.)  (1751-1826). 

Die  beiben  ©(^weflern  bei  ber  SRofe 12 

SBogner  (aBilljelm  Midiorb)  (1813-83). 

aSaffobf 266 


INDEX  11. 

FIRST  LINES   OF   POEMS. 


PAGE 

Sfd^,  bu,  urn  btf  bie  93Iumen  ftc^ 30 

5[(^ !  unauf^altfam  flrebet  bad  Sd&iff  mit  jebcm  3Komente. . .  55 

abel  ifl  an&i  in  ber  ftttad)en  SBclt 83 

SlttnadjtUc^  im  iraumc  fe^'  ic^  bic^ 214 

Silt  |>eibelber9,  bu  feme 257 

9ln  bie  Ipren  reill  ic^  fc^lei(^en 54 

2luf  bem  ieic^,  bem  repngdiofen 200 

5tuf  glitgeln  be«  ©efanged 209 

2lu«  alten  CKarc^en  tcinft  ti 213 

3(u«  be«  Wlitxii  tiefem,  tiefem  ®runbe 196 

Sebecf e  beinen  ^immcl,  3cud 36 

S3et  etnem  SBirte  wunbermilb 184 

Da«  aSeet  fc^on  lotfcrt 72 

Txii  \\i  ein  glijten  unb  ®eigen 211 

Dad  tfi  im  Seben  pplirfy  eingericbtet 258 

Dad  5Wcer  erglanUe  weit  ^inaud 216 

Tiai  2)?eer  ijl  oben  glatt  unb  Tpicgcleben 254 

t>ad  ©afTer  raufcf)t',  bad  3Baffcr  fc^moK 43 

Dem  ©(^nee,  bem  SRcgcn 42 

Der  blutgewirfte  Scr^ang  i|l  gcboben 139 

'Btx  Srief,  ben  bu  gefc^rieben 223 

Der  bu  »cn  bem  ^imnui  bt|"l 43 

Der  ®ott,  ber  Sifen  roac^fcn  Ue§ 131 

Der  ifl  ber  |)err  ber  Srbe 151 

335 


326  3n^^J- 

PAQB 

2)er  ^ntd^t  l^at  er|lo(|en  ben  ebein  ^errn 182 

Vtx  Sen$  ijl  mciner  Ciebflen  fclum'geij  ^leib 142 

!l)er  So»tn  bient  be*  Sijroen  3Ra^ne  nid^t 170 

Der  3Konb  i|l  aufgegangcn •.  16 

Der  SRorgen  fam ;  e*  f^euc^ten  feine  Iritte 49 

Ded  aSenfc^en  ©eele 44 

Deutfc^lanb  ifl  |)amlet !    emjl  unb  fhtmm 237 

2>ie  gentler  auf !  bie  ^erjen  auf ! 197 

Die  gitrllin  jog  ju  SBalbe 231 

!Die  Serene,  bie,  im  fc^lauen  ®arn  gefangen 28 

Die  linben  Sitfte  ftnb  erwad^t 185 

Die  Soto^blume  angjligt 210 

Die  ^Rxttixm^t  jog  nd^er  fc^on 206 

Die  SRofc,  bie  Silic,  bie  lauk,  bie  ©onne 208 

Druben  ge|t  bie  Sonne  f(^etben 199 

Du  bifi  bie  fRui) 142 

Du  bijl  TOie  eine  Slume 216 

Du  Duft,  ber  meine  ©eele  fpeifet,  serlaf  mic^  nic^t 143 

Du  ^afl  Diamanten  unb  9)erlen 217 

Du  ^)1  genannt  mid)  einen  Sogelfieffer 236 

Du  meine  ©eele,  bu  mein  ^erj 144 

Du  f(^one*  gifc^ermdbc^en 215 

Du  fieb|l  mic^  an  unb  tennfl  mid^  nic^t 226 

C^ret  bie  grauen !  (te  f[e(f)ten  unb  weben 79 

©in  Slid  Bon  bcinen  5Iugen  in  bie  meinen 69 

(£in  Dompfaf  in  bem  aSauer  faf 226 

Cinen  ^elben  mit  Sufi  v^fiffn  wnb  nennen 72 

Sin  Sic^tenbaum  fle^t  einfam 212 

(Ein  ®olbfc^mieb  in  ber  Sube  flanb 179 

®in  guter  bummer  Sauerfnabe 7 

Sin  Siingling  liebt  ein  5Wdbc^en 212 

Sin  Saubergarten  liegt  im  3Weeredgrunbe 149 

S*  gidnjen  siele  in  ber  SBelt 97 

Sd  ifl  fo  fug,  p  f(^erjen 247 

S«  flingt  ein  fetter  ^lang 136 

S*  Idc^elt  ber  ©ec,  er  labet  jum  S3abe 127 

S«  rcben  unb  trdumen  bie  9)tcnfctten  »iel 98 

S*  fang  »or  langen  Sa^ren 163 


^irst  £incs  of  poems.  827 

PAOB 

(&i  fc^ttnt  tin  Iange«,  ew^gea  SIc^  ju  »o|nen 172 

C^  [crimen  fo  golben  bic  ©terne 160 

(Ed  fd^lug  mein  ^erj,  gefc^winb  ju  9)ferbe 33 

©«  flanb  in  olten  Beiten  ein  ©c^Iog  fo  ^oc^  unb  ^e^r 188 

G«  flc^en  unbeweglid^ 209 

63  war  ein  alter  i?6nig 223 

Cd  war  ein  Simlt  fre(^  genung 37 

(&i  war  ein  ^ijnig  in  J^ule 34 

e«  wutct  ber  ©turm 218 

€«  jogen  bret  SBurfc^e  m1)l  vAix  ben  fR^nn 181 

(£«  jogen  jwei  riijlige  QJcfeKen 158 

gaffejl  bu  bie  3J?ufe  nur  beim  3ipfel  74 

Sern  im  ©ub  bad  f(|one  ©panien 248 

gef!  gemauert  in  ber  Srben 108 

glie^enbed  3a^r,  in  buftigen  ©c^tciern 261 

grei,  Io«  unb  lebig  ftnge  ber  9)oet 239 

grembling,  laf  beine  ©tute  grafen 232 

Sreube,  ®ottin  ebler  ^erjen 4 

greube,  wcm  glei^ft  bu 11 

greubsott  unb  tcibsoH 54 

grit|morgend  auf  feinem  ©otter  fa§ 262 

gitttcp  wieber  SSufc^  unb  Z^al 47 

®Ieic^wic  bie  3uben,  bie  ind  3o(^  gebeugten 140 

»®ott  nur  fte^et  bad  ^ixi."    2)rum  eben,  wcii  ®ott  nur  bad 

^erj  fiefet 84 

®uted  t^u'  rein  aud  bed  ®uten  Siek 72 

|)ain!  ber  son  ber  ®otter  55rieben 127 

|>a(l  bu  bad  ©c^lo^  gefc^en 175 

^at  ber  alte  |)erenmeijler 63 

^ii\  0  '^efce  bie  ^iitte  nie 265 

^erj,  mein  |)erj,  wai  foK  bad  geben 40 

$eute  fc^eib'  id),  ^eute  wanbr'  ^ 31 

^inaud!    |)tnaud  ind  Sfirenfelb 29 

<>inaud  ind  9Beite 256 

$iJr'  ic^  bad  9)fortc^cn  nidjt  ge^en 121 

$«irfl  bu  nic^t  bie  33dume  rauf(^en 159 

3c^  6tn  bie  SRofe  auf  ber  5lu 250 

3(i^  bin  ein  ©ngel,  3}?enfc^enUnb,  buv-  wiffe 149 


W8  3nbej. 

PAGE 

34  *in^«  getoo'^nt,  ben  ifoj>f  rtd^t  !^oc&  ju  tragen 207 

3d^  Mn  iuom  ©erg  ber  ^irtentnab' 177 

3(^  benfe  bein,  wenn  ntir  ber  ©oirne  ©c^tmmtr 65 

3(^  ging  tm  SBalbe 70 

34  grollt  ni^t,  unb  wenn  bad  ^erj  au4  tri^t 210 

34  ^ate  tt>od  Ciefced,  bad  i^ab'  t4  ju  lieb 26 

34  W^'  eifcn  ^anteraben 182 

34  I«nn  »o^l  man4inal  ftngen 158 

34  Ifnn'  ""  ©lumltin  2Bunberf46n 66 

34  Ifugm  m4t  bie  flarfen  Striebe 1 

34  nt64t«  gtrn  mi4  fret  be»a|ren 171 

34  ni64tt  ^inge^n  wie  bad  Slbenbrot 240 

34  fong  in  »or'gen  Sagen 187 

34  ffnbe  einen  ®ruf  wie  Duft  ber  SRofen 143 

34  troum'  aid  ^tnb  mi4  jurude 161 

34  wcinble  unter  SBlumen 223 

34  »"§  ni4t'  wad  foil  ed  bcbeuten 214 

34  Wifl  mfinf  ®«If  tau4en 209 

34»  3ep^9r,  foil  bt4  jur  ©tefia  laben 142 

3^r  beutf4en  JBalber  rauf4t  in  euren  5rif4en 140 

3^r  wanbelt  broben  im  2i4t 156 

3m  Sfelbe  f4lei4'  t4  m  unb  tt>tlb 41 

3m  queUenarmen  SDBitfienfanb 200 

3n  etnem  fu^lcn  ®runbe 157 

3n  einem  S'^al  bei  armen  ^trten 82 

3a,  bu  bip  elenb,  unb  i4  grolle  nt4t 211 

3admtn  unb  SIteber  buften  bur4  bie  9'?a4t 259 

3o^ofoe !  3o^o^oe !  ^ojo^e ! 266 

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©terne  mit  ben  golbnen  gupc^en 224 

©iige,  leilige  5?atur 16 

Idglic^  ging  bie  wunbcrfcf)one 224 

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SBaiS  rehnt  bad  S5oIf,  road  roaljt  ftcb  bort 98 

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©eiP  auf  mir,  bu  buntted  Sluge 199 

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treiben 83 

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SBitilenfomg  ift  ber  Some;  will  er  fein  ®ebiet  burc^piffitn-  •  •  233 

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